sarigue
English
Noun
sarigue (plural sarigues)
- A small South American opossum (Philander opossum) with four white spots on the face.
French
Etymology
From Tupi via Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.ʁiɡ/
Usage notes
Sarigue was historically masculine, but has been shifted to feminine in the twentieth century.
Further reading
- “sarigue” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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