Jaguar
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early 17th century: from Portuguese, from Tupi-Guarani yaguára .
wiktionary
From Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îaûara. [1]
etymonline
jaguar (n.)
big spotted cat of the Americas (Felis onca), c. 1600, from Portuguese jaguar, from Tupi jaguara, said in old sources to denote any large beast of prey ["tygers and dogs," in Cullen's translation of Abbe Clavigero's "History of Mexico"]. Compare Tupi jacare "alligator." As a type of stylish British-made car from 1935; in this sense the abbreviation Jag is attested by 1951.
