chiguire

See also: chigüire

English

Noun

chiguire (plural chiguires)

1. Synonym of capybara
   • 1825, Alexander von Humboldt, translated by Helen Maria Williams, Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent During the Years 1799-1804, translation of original in French:

     We were again surrounded by chiguires, which swim like dogs, raising the head and neck above the water.