jaguar
English
Etymology
From PortugueseCategory:English terms borrowed from Portuguese#JAGUARCategory:English terms derived from Portuguese#JAGUAR jaguar, from Old TupiCategory:English terms derived from Old Tupi#JAGUAR îagûara.[1]

Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.jʊə/, /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.juː.ə/, /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.juː.ɑː/Category:English 2-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:English 3-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:English 3-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.wɑɹ/, /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.(j)u.ɑɹ/Category:English 2-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:English 3-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR, (dialectally) /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.waɪɚ/
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#JAGUARAudio (US): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#JAGUARAudio (UK): (file)
Noun
jaguar (plural jaguars)Category:English lemmas#JAGUARCategory:English nouns#JAGUARCategory:English countable nouns#JAGUARCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
- A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- jaguarundi
jaguar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Panthera onca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
- ↑ “jaguar”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from PortugueseCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Portuguese#JAGUARCategory:Catalan terms derived from Portuguese#JAGUAR jaguar, from Old TupiCategory:Catalan terms derived from Old Tupi#JAGUAR îagûara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʒəˈɣwar]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒaˈɣwar]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
Category:Catalan terms with audio pronunciation#JAGUARAudio (Valencia): (file) - Hyphenation: ja‧guar
Noun
jaguar m (plural jaguars)Category:Catalan lemmas#JAGUARCategory:Catalan nouns#JAGUARCategory:Catalan countable nouns#JAGUARCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Catalan masculine nouns#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
Further reading
- “jaguar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “jaguar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “jaguar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “jaguar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
Dutch
Etymology
Apparently borrowed from FrenchCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from French#JAGUARCategory:Dutch terms derived from French#JAGUAR jaguar, from PortugueseCategory:Dutch terms derived from Portuguese#JAGUAR jaguar, from Old TupiCategory:Dutch terms derived from Old Tupi#JAGUAR îagûara.[1] The contemporary pronunciation derives from EnglishCategory:Dutch terms derived from English#JAGUAR jaguar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛ.ɡuˌɑr/, /ˈdʒɛ.ɡuˌər/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
- (dated in the Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈjaː.ɣyˌɑr/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#JAGUARAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: ja‧gu‧ar
Noun
jaguar m (plural jaguars, diminutive jaguartje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#JAGUARCategory:Dutch nouns#JAGUARCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#JAGUARCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
- jaguar [from late 18th c.]
- 1777, De Buffon, De algemeene en byzondere natuurlyke historie, vol. 5, part 1, tr. from French, J. H. Schneider (publ.), page 5.
- Wat den puma en den jaguar betreft, het blykt duidelyk uit de beſchryvingen van hun, die deze dieren gezien hebben, dat de puma geen leeuw is, en de jaguar geen tyger; […]
- As for the puma and the jaguar, it clearly appears from the descriptions by them, who have seen these animals, that the cougar is not a lion, and [that] the jaguar is not a tiger; […]
- 1777, De Buffon, De algemeene en byzondere natuurlyke historie, vol. 5, part 1, tr. from French, J. H. Schneider (publ.), page 5.
Derived terms
References
- ↑ “jaguar”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
- “jaguar” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒa.ɡwaʁ/Category:French 2-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#JAGUARAudio (France): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#JAGUARAudio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#JAGUARAudio (France (Somain)): (file)
Noun
jaguar m (plural jaguars)Category:French lemmas#JAGUARCategory:French nouns#JAGUARCategory:French countable nouns#JAGUARCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:French masculine nouns#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
Noun
jaguar f (plural jaguars)Category:French lemmas#JAGUARCategory:French nouns#JAGUARCategory:French countable nouns#JAGUARCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:French feminine nouns#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
Further reading
- “jaguar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Malay
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Malay terms derived from English#JAGUAR jaguar, from PortugueseCategory:Malay terms derived from Portuguese#JAGUAR, from Old TupiCategory:Malay terms derived from Old Tupi#JAGUAR jaguara.
Pronunciation
Noun
jaguar (Jawi spelling جاݢوار, plural jaguar-jaguar or jaguar2)Category:Malay lemmas#JAGUARCategory:Malay nouns#JAGUARCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
Further reading
- "jaguar" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From PortugueseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Portuguese#JAGUAR jaguar, from Old TupiCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Tupi#JAGUAR îagûara.
Pronunciation
Noun
jaguar m (definite singular jaguaren, indefinite plural jaguarer, definite plural jaguarene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#JAGUARCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#JAGUARCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From PortugueseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Portuguese#JAGUAR jaguar, from Old TupiCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Tupi#JAGUAR îagûara.
Noun
jaguar m (definite singular jaguaren, indefinite plural jaguarar, definite plural jaguarane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#JAGUARCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#JAGUARCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
References
- “jaguar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish

Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jaˈɡu.ar/Category:Polish 3-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#JAGUARAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -uarCategory:Rhymes:Polish/uar#JAGUARCategory:Rhymes:Polish/uar/3 syllables#JAGUAR
- Syllabification: ja‧gu‧ar
- Homophone: JaguarCategory:Polish terms with homophones#JAGUAR
Etymology 1
InternationalismCategory:Polish internationalisms#JAGUAR; compare English jaguar, French jaguar, German Jaguar, ultimately from PortugueseCategory:Polish terms derived from Portuguese#JAGUAR jaguar, from Old TupiCategory:Polish terms derived from Old Tupi#JAGUAR îagûara.
Noun
jaguar m animalCategory:Polish lemmas#JAGUARCategory:Polish nouns#JAGUARCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Polish masculine nouns#JAGUARCategory:Polish animal nouns#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
Etymology 2
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Polish terms borrowed from English#JAGUARCategory:Polish terms derived from English#JAGUAR Jaguar. Genericized trademarkCategory:Polish genericized trademarks#JAGUAR.
Noun
jaguar m animalCategory:Polish lemmas#JAGUARCategory:Polish nouns#JAGUARCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Polish masculine nouns#JAGUARCategory:Polish animal nouns#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
Declension
Further reading
- “jaguar”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “jaguar”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN (in Polish)
Portuguese

Etymology
Ultimately from Old TupiCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Old Tupi#JAGUARCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Old Tupi#JAGUAR îagûara, from Proto-Tupi-GuaraniCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Tupi-Guarani#JAGUAR *jawar. Doublet of jaguaraCategory:Portuguese doublets#JAGUAR.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Portuguese entries#JAGUAR
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaˈɡwaʁ/ [ʒaˈɡwah]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʒaˈɡwaɾ/Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒaˈɡwaʁ/ [ʒaˈɡwaχ]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ʒaˈɡwaɻ/Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒaˈɡwaɾ/ [ʒaˈɣwaɾ]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒaˈɡwa.ɾi/ [ʒaˈɣwa.ɾi]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
Category:Portuguese terms with audio pronunciation#JAGUARAudio (Brazil (Caipira)): (file) - Hyphenation: ja‧guar
Noun
jaguar m (plural jaguares)Category:Portuguese lemmas#JAGUARCategory:Portuguese nouns#JAGUARCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#JAGUARCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
- jaguar (Panthera onca, a feline of Latin America)
- Synonyms: onça, onça-pintada
Usage notes
In Brazil, jaguars are more commonly called onça or onça-pintada, and jaguar is mainly used in literature.
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “jaguar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#JAGUARCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#JAGUAR jaguar.
Pronunciation
Noun
jaguar m (plural jaguari)Category:Romanian lemmas#JAGUARCategory:Romanian nouns#JAGUARCategory:Romanian countable nouns#JAGUARCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | jaguar | jaguarul | jaguari | jaguarii |
| genitive-dative | jaguar | jaguarului | jaguari | jaguarilor |
| vocative | jaguarule | jaguarilor | ||
References
- “jaguar”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jâɡuaːr/Category:Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
- Hyphenation: ja‧gu‧ar
Noun
jȁguār m anim (Cyrillic spelling ја̏гуа̄р)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#JAGUARCategory:Serbo-Croatian nouns#JAGUARCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine animate nouns#JAGUARCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns#JAGUARCategory:Serbo-Croatian animate nouns#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | jaguar | jaguari |
| genitive | jaguara | jaguara |
| dative | jaguaru | jaguarima |
| accusative | jaguara | jaguare |
| vocative | jaguaru | jaguari |
| locative | jaguaru | jaguarima |
| instrumental | jaguarom | jaguarima |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈɡwaɾ/ [xaˈɣ̞waɾ]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#JAGUARCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#JAGUAR
Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#JAGUARAudio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ#JAGUARCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ/2 syllables#JAGUAR
- Syllabification: ja‧guar
Noun
jaguar m (plural jaguares)Category:Spanish lemmas#JAGUARCategory:Spanish nouns#JAGUARCategory:Spanish countable nouns#JAGUARCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
Further reading
- “jaguar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Swedish
Noun
jaguar cCategory:Swedish lemmas#JAGUARCategory:Swedish nouns#JAGUARCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
- a jaguar (cat)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | jaguar | jaguars |
| definite | jaguaren | jaguarens | |
| plural | indefinite | jaguarer | jaguarers |
| definite | jaguarerna | jaguarernas |
References
- “jaguar”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “jaguar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “jaguar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman TurkishCategory:Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish#JAGUARCategory:Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#JAGUAR ژاغوآر (jaguar), from FrenchCategory:Turkish terms derived from French#JAGUAR jaguar, from PortugueseCategory:Turkish terms derived from Portuguese#JAGUAR jaguar, from Old TupiCategory:Turkish terms derived from Old Tupi#JAGUAR îagûara, from Proto-Tupi-GuaraniCategory:Turkish terms derived from Proto-Tupi-Guarani#JAGUAR *jawar.
Pronunciation
Noun
jaguar (definite accusative jaguarı, plural jaguarlar)Category:Turkish lemmas#JAGUARCategory:Turkish nouns#JAGUARCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#JAGUARCategory:Pages with entries#JAGUARCategory:Pages with 14 entries#JAGUAR
