suricate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French suricate.

Noun

suricate (plural suricates)

  1. The meerkat, a member of the mongoose family.

Anagrams

French
Un suricate.

Etymology

From earlier surikate, from a South African language.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sy.ʁi.kat/

Noun

suricate m (plural suricates)

  1. meerkat (mammal)

Further reading

Anagrams

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French suricate.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsu.ɾi.ˈka.t͡ʃi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsu.ɾi.ˈka.te/
  • Hyphenation: su‧ri‧ca‧te

Noun

suricate m, f (plural suricates)

  1. meerkat (small carnivorous mammal)

Coordinate terms

Further reading

References
  1. “suricata” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. [em linha]. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003-2019.
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