capybara
noun/kapɪˈbɑːɹə/UK/ˌkæpiˈbɛɹə/US
Etymology
From Spanish capibara, from Portuguese capivara, from Old Tupi kapi'iûara (literally “grass eater”).
- derived from kapi'iûara
- derived from capivara
- borrowed from capibara
Definitions
A large semi-aquatic South American rodent of the genus Hydrochoerus.
The greater capybara.
- “Our fires burned well,” continued Tom, “and we roasted our young capybara to perfection; we only wanted salt and pepper, and an onion or two to make it delicious.[…]"
- It was tenanted by the small caymans and by capybaras—the largest known rodent, a huge aquatic guinea-pig, the size of a small sheep.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for capybara. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA