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

Noun

zarigüeya f (plural zarigüeyas)

opossum
Synonyms: (Argentina, Uruguay) comadreja, (Mexico) tlacuache

Las zarigüeyas son el marsupial más extendido del continente americano.
Opossums are the most widespread marsupial of the Americas.

Further reading

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

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