jaguar English · revision 1884

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.jʊə/, /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.juː.ə/ ''(UK)''; /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.wɑɹ/, /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.(j)u.ɑɹ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|pt|jaguar]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) [[der|tpw|jaguara]],^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) a word for a large beast of prey;^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) the AHD and Barnhart also cite Guarani ''yaguar'', ''yaguará''.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The large spotted cat of Central and South America (1604, or c. 1600 in Etymonline).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Etymonline notes that the Tupi word was said in old sources to denote any large beast of prey.^(Etymonline) The name was given to a British make of car from 1935, for which ''Jag'' is attested by 1951.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1604 – the animal.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1935 – the make of car.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A large [[cat]] of Central and South America, related to the [[leopard]], with a yellowish coat spotted with black rosettes.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[jaguarundi]]

+ * [[cougar]]

+ * [[puma]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}