jaguar

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UK/ˈd͡ʒæɡ.jʊə/UK/ˈd͡ʒæɡ.juː.ə/UK/ˈd͡ʒæɡ.juː.ɑː/US/ˈd͡ʒæɡ.wɑɹ/

noun

A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

Similar
pantherPanthera oncaFelis onca
OriginPortuguese jaguar ← Old Tupi îagûara →
CommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

jaguar1

nounjaguar (plural jaguars)

plural jaguars

  1. A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

Jaguar2

proper noun
  1. A British motor car manufacturer.
nounJaguar (plural Jaguars)

plural Jaguars

  1. A motor car manufactured by this company

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

Similar
pantherPanthera oncaFelis onca
Broader
big catcat
Also see
panther

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Tupiîagûara
  2. Portuguesejaguar
  3. Englishjaguar

From Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara.

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Translations

Afrikaans jaguar
  • jaguarPanthera onca
Arabic يَغْوَر
  • يَغْوَر (yaḡwar)Panthera onca
Basque jaguar
  • jaguarPanthera onca
Bulgarian ягуа́р
  • ягуа́р (jaguár)Panthera onca
Catalan jaguar
  • jaguarPanthera onca
Chinese Mandarin 美洲豹, 美洲虎
  • 美洲豹 (měizhōubào)Panthera onca
  • 美洲虎 (měizhōuhǔ)Panthera onca
Czech jaguár
  • jaguárPanthera onca
Danish jaguar
  • jaguarPanthera onca
Dutch jaguar
  • jaguarPanthera onca
Esperanto jaguaro
  • jaguaroPanthera onca
Estonian jaaguar
  • jaaguarPanthera onca
Finnish jaguaari
  • jaguaariPanthera onca
French jaguar
  • jaguarPanthera onca
German Jaguar
  • JaguarPanthera onca
Greek ιαγουάρος, τζάγκουαρ
  • ιαγουάρος (iagouáros)Panthera onca
  • τζάγκουαρ (tzágkouar)Panthera onca
Hebrew יגואר
  • יגוארPanthera onca
Hindi जैगुआर
  • जैगुआर (jaiguār)Panthera onca
Hungarian jaguár
  • jaguárPanthera onca
Indonesian jaguar
  • jaguarPanthera onca
Irish iaguar
  • iaguarPanthera onca
Italian giaguaro
  • giaguaroPanthera onca
Japanese ジャガー, アメリカ豹
  • ジャガー (jagā)Panthera onca
  • アメリカ豹 (amerikahyō)Panthera onca
Korean 재규어
  • 재규어 (jaegyueo)Panthera onca
Latvian jaguārs
  • jaguārsPanthera onca
Lithuanian jaguaras
  • jaguarasPanthera onca
Malay jaguar
  • jaguarPanthera onca
Norwegian Bokmål jaguar
  • jaguarPanthera onca
Persian جَگوار
  • جَگوار (jagvâr)Panthera onca
Polish jaguar
  • jaguarPanthera onca
Portuguese jaguar, onça
  • jaguarPanthera onca
  • onçaPanthera onca
  • onça-pintadaPanthera onca
Romanian jaguar
  • jaguarPanthera onca
Russian ягуа́р
  • ягуа́р (jaguár)Panthera onca
Scottish Gaelic deàguar, iaguar
  • deàguarPanthera onca
  • iaguarPanthera onca
Spanish jaguar, tigre
  • jaguarPanthera onca
  • tigrePanthera onca
  • yaguaretéPanthera onca
  • yaguarPanthera onca
  • jaguaretéPanthera onca
  • otorongoPanthera onca
  • uturuncoPanthera onca
  • tecuánPanthera onca
  • capiangoPanthera onca
  • chacbolayPanthera onca
  • chacmoolPanthera onca
  • champoltrínPanthera onca
Swahili jagwa
  • jagwaPanthera onca
Swedish jaguar
  • jaguarPanthera onca
Tagalog haguwar
  • haguwarPanthera onca
Thai เสือจากัวร์
  • เสือจากัวร์ (suea-jaa-guua)Panthera onca
Turkish jaguar
  • jaguarPanthera onca
Vietnamese báo đốm, báo đốm châu Mỹ
  • báo đốmPanthera onca
  • báo đốm châu MỹPanthera onca
Welsh jagwar
  • jagwarPanthera onca
Cite this entry
APA

jaguar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jaguar

MLA

“jaguar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jaguar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jaguar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jaguar.

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