ocelote

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.seˈlɔ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.seˈlɔ.te/

  • Hyphenation: o‧ce‧lo‧te

Noun

ocelote m (plural ocelotes)

  1. ocelot (Felis pardalis, a feline of the Americas)
    Synonyms: gato-do-mato, (Brazil) jaguatirica

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ōcēlōtl (“jaguar”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oθeˈlote/ [o.θeˈlo.t̪e] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /oseˈlote/ [o.seˈlo.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: o‧ce‧lo‧te

Noun

ocelote m (plural ocelotes)

  1. ocelot

Further reading

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