Etymology

vontsira

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Today it means: Any member of the subfamily Galidiinae of small, brown, mongoose-like mammals, from Madagascar. Full definition →

Malagasy vontsira ← Swahili nguchiro
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  1. Swahilinguchiro
  2. Malagasyvontsira
  3. English todayvontsira

From Malagasy vontsira (“several similar mongoose-like animals”), borrowed from Swahili nguchiro.

Words from the same roots

Malagasyvontsira all →

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