suçuarana

Portuguese

suçuarana

Etymology

Depending on the source:

From earlier çuçuarana, perhaps from Old Tupi suasuarana (“deerlike animal”), from suasú (“deer”); compare sɨwasuarána (“cervine”); or perhaps from Guaraní guaçuara.[1]
From Tupian; compare Guaraní syuasuarána, a compound of susua (“deer”) +‎ rana (“similar”).[2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.su.aˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/ [su.sʊ.aˈɾɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /su.swaˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.su.aˈɾɐ.na/ [su.sʊ.aˈɾɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /su.swaˈɾɐ.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.swɐˈɾɐ.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.swɐˈɾa.nɐ/

Noun

suçuarana f (plural suçuaranas)

(Brazil) Synonym of puma

Descendants

French: couguar
English: couguar, cougar

References

“suçuarana”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Michaelis UOL - Moderno Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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