capivara

English

Noun

capivara (plural capivaras)

1. Archaic form of capybara.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi kapibara.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.piˈva.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.piˈva.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.piˈva.ɾa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.piˈva.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.piˈva.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.piˈba.ɾɐ/ [kɐ.piˈβa.ɾɐ]

Noun

capivara f (plural capivaras)

1. capybara

Usage notes

• The gender of this Portuguese word is always feminine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “capivara-macho” for male, and “capivara-fêmea” for female.

Further reading

• “capivara”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “capivara”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
• “capivara”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “capivara”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “capivara”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024