Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yacare

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yacare
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A caiman (Caiman yacare), indigenous to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Example Sentences

"The yacare is not found farther south than the 32nd degree of south latitude. In its habit completely aquatic; and is never found excepting in the water or on the bank."

Etymology

Portuguese jacaré, from Old Tupi îakaré.

Inflected Forms

yacares (plural) yacare caiman (alternative) jacare (alternative) yakare (alternative)

Questions

What does yacare mean?: A caiman (Caiman yacare), indigenous to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.
Where does yacare come from?: Portuguese jacaré, from Old Tupi îakaré.

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