iguana

English
marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)

Etymology

Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈɡjuɑːnə/, /ɪˈɡwɑːnə/
  • (US) enPR: ĭ-gwäʹ-nə, IPA(key): /ɪˈɡwɑnə/, /əˈɡwɑnə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

iguana (plural iguanas)

  1. Any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.
  2. Any member of the genus Iguana.
  3. A green iguana (Iguana iguana); a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.
  4. One of various other lizards, including Australian goannas.

Derived terms
terms derived from iguana

Translations
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References

Anagrams

Galician

Noun

iguana f (plural iguanas)

  1. iguana

Italian

Noun

iguana f (plural iguane)

  1. iguana

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

iguana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of イグアナ

Kikuyu

Etymology

Reciprocal form of kũigua (“to hear”);[1] literally, “to hear each other”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iɣuana/

Verb

iguana (infinitive kũiguana)

  1. to agree[1]
  2. to be reconciled[1]
  3. to be in one mind[1]
  4. to be friendly[1]
    Nĩ mũiguanĩte ta gĩkwa na mũkũngũgũ. - You (plural) agree like David and Jonathan.[2]

(Nouns)

  • ũiguano class 14

References
  1. “igua” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 183. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. Barra, G. (1960). 1,000 Kikuyu proverbs: with translations and English equivalents, p. 85. London: Macmillan.

Polish

Etymology

From Spanish iguana, from Taíno *iwana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.ɡuˈ(w)a.na/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

iguana f

  1. iguana

Declension
declension of iguana
singular plural
nominative iguana iguany
genitive iguany iguan
dative iguanie iguanom
accusative iguanę iguany
instrumental iguaną iguanami
locative iguanie iguanach
vocative iguano iguany

Portuguese

Noun

iguana f (plural iguanas)

  1. iguana

Spanish

Etymology

From Taíno *iwana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iˈɡwana/, [iˈɣwana]

Noun

iguana f (plural iguanas)

  1. iguana

Descendants

Further reading

Turkish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [iɡʋˈɑnɑ]
  • Hyphenation: i‧gu‧a‧na

Noun

iguana (definite accusative iguanayı, plural iguanalar)

  1. iguana

Declension
Inflection
Nominative iguana
Definite accusative iguanayı
Singular Plural
Nominative iguana iguanalar
Definite accusative iguanayı iguanaları
Dative iguanaya iguanalara
Locative iguanada iguanalarda
Ablative iguanadan iguanalardan
Genitive iguananın iguanaların
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