jacaré
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of jacaré
C18: from Portuguese, from Tupi jacaré
Example Sentences
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There was something in the behaviour of the jacaré he did not like, especially when he saw it quartering the water as if in search of the creatures that had disappeared so mysteriously.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
The jacaré had not stirred from the spot.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
“Only that this jacaré has eaten men, or women as likely.”
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
The jacaré should still be in the igarápe.”
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
Though chased by the jacaré, and close run too, neither had abandoned his bundle,—tied by sipos around the neck,—and both the bottled caoutchouc and the cordage were now in the sapucaya.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
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