caimão

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from Kari'na acayouman.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kajˈmɐ̃w̃/ [kaɪ̯ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: cai‧mão

Noun

caimão m (plural caimões or caimães or caimãos)

  1. caiman (any of the small crocodilians of genus Caiman)

Descendants

  • → English: caiman (or perhaps from Spanish caimán)

Further reading

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