"canguro" meaning in Spanish

See canguro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kanˈɡuɾo/, [kãŋˈɡu.ɾo] Forms: canguros [plural], cangura [feminine], canguras [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -uɾo Etymology: Borrowed from English kanguroo, variant of kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|en|kanguroo}} Borrowed from English kanguroo, {{der|es|kky|gangurru}} Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} canguro m (plural canguros, feminine cangura, feminine plural canguras)
  1. kangaroo Tags: masculine Derived forms: rata canguro
    Sense id: en-canguro-es-noun-SjSEs78v

Noun

IPA: /kanˈɡuɾo/, [kãŋˈɡu.ɾo] Forms: canguros [plural]
Rhymes: -uɾo Etymology: Borrowed from English kanguroo, variant of kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|en|kanguroo}} Borrowed from English kanguroo, {{der|es|kky|gangurru}} Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru Head templates: {{es-noun|mfbysense}} canguro m or f by sense (plural canguros)
  1. (colloquial, Spain) babysitter Tags: Spain, by-personal-gender, colloquial, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-canguro-es-noun-GfcEd4PA Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Spanish nouns with irregular gender, Marsupials, Occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 23 77 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 13 87 Disambiguation of Marsupials: 7 93 Disambiguation of Occupations: 3 97

Inflected forms

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      "form": "cangura",
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  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
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              11,
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    }
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              21,
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          "english": "I could already babysit them",
          "text": "ya podía hacerles de canguro.",
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    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "[kãŋˈɡu.ɾo]"
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    }
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  "word": "canguro"
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              21,
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      "ipa": "/kanˈɡuɾo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kãŋˈɡu.ɾo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uɾo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "canguro"
}

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