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gavial.

gavial (Gavialis gangeticus)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡa.viˈaw/Brazil[ɡa.viˈaʊ̯]Brazil/ɡaˈvjaw/Brazil[ɡaˈvjaʊ̯]Brazil

  1. gavial (Gavialis gangeticus)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French gavial, borrowed from Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl, “alligator, crocodile”), from Sanskrit घण्टिक (ghaṇṭika), from घण्ट (ghaṇṭa) + -इक (-ika). First attested in 1862.

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