zarigüeya

Spanish

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese çarigueia, from Old Tupi sariwé, sarigwé.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /θaɾiˈɡweʝa/ [θa.ɾiˈɣ̞we.ʝa]

IPA^(key): (Latin America) /saɾiˈɡweʝa/ [sa.ɾiˈɣ̞we.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /saɾiˈɡweʃa/ [sa.ɾiˈɣ̞we.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /saɾiˈɡweʒa/ [sa.ɾiˈɣ̞we.ʒa]

Audio (file)
Rhymes: -eʝa
Syllabification: za‧ri‧güe‧ya

Noun

zarigüeya f (plural zarigüeyas)

opossum
- Las zarigüeyas son el marsupial más extendido del continente americano.
  Opossums are the most widespread marsupial of the Americas.
Synonyms: comadreja, tacuache, (Mexico) tlacuache

Further reading

“zarigüeya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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