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ligre.

liger (hybrid animal born to a male lion and a tigress)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈli.ɡɾi/Brazil/ˈli.ɡɾɨ/Portugal[ˈli.ɣɾɨ]Portugal/ˈli.ɡɾɨ/Portugal, Southern
  1. liger (hybrid animal born to a male lion and a tigress)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese ligercalq. Portuguese leão Iraniander. Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris)bor. Latin tigrislbor. Old Galician-Portuguese tygris Portuguese tigre blend Portuguese ligre Calque of English liger, from a blend of leão + tigre.

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