serval
See also: Serval
English
Etymology
From French serval, from Portuguese cerval (“Iberian lynx”), from Latin lupus (“wolf”) cervarius (“pertaining to a stag”) (wolf that hunts the stag), cervus (“deer, stag”).
Noun
serval (plural servals)
- A medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.
Translations
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛr.vɑl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ser‧val
Derived terms
- servalkat
Portuguese
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serval
Etymology
From French serval, from Portuguese cerval (“Iberian lynx”), from Latin lupus (“wolf”) cervarius (“pertaining to a stag”) (wolf that hunts the stag), cervus (“deer, stag”).
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /seɻ.ˈvaw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨɾ.ˈvaɫ/
- Homophone: cerval
- Hyphenation: ser‧val
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