îagûara

Old Tupi

Noun

îagûara

jaguar (Panthera onca)
any ferocious hunting beast
(later usage, after European introduction of the animal) dog

Descendants

⇒ English: jaguar
⇒ Spanish: jaguar
⇒ Latvian: jaguārs
⇒ Portuguese: jaguar

References

NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.

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