colocolo
English
Etymology
From Spanish colocolo (“colocolo (cat)”), from Mapudungun Colo Colo (a creature in Mapuche mythology).
Noun
colocolo (plural colocolos)
- Leopardus colocolo, a small striped cat native to western central South America.
- Synonym: pampas cat
Related terms
Translations
Leopardus colocolo
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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish colocolo, from Mapudungun Colo Colo (“a creature in Mapuche mythology”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko.loˈkɔ.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɔlo
- Hyphenation: co‧lo‧cò‧lo
Further reading
- colocolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish colocolo (“colocolo cat, rarely also refers to the monito del monte”), from Mapudungun Colo Colo (“a creature in Mapuche mythology”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɔ.loˈkɔ.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɔ.loˈkɔ.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkɔ.luˈkɔ.lu/
Noun
colocolo m (plural colocolos)
Spanish
Further reading
- “colocolo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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