capybara
Syllables: ca·py·ba·ra/kapɪˈbɑːɹə/US/ˌkæpiˈbɛɹə/
capybara noun: a large semi-aquatic South American rodent of the genus Hydrochoerus.
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Noun
capybara (plural capybaras)
- A large semi-aquatic South American rodent of the genus Hydrochoerus.
- Synonyms:
- water pig, water hog, carpinchoe, cabiai
- The greater capybara (true capybara).
- “Our fires burned well,” continued Tom, “and we roasted our young capybara to perfection; we only wanted salt and pepper, and an onion or two to make it delicious.[…]"1876, William H. G. Kingston, The Three Lieutenants, published 2010, page 430
- It was tenanted by the small caymans and by capybaras—the largest known rodent, a huge aquatic guinea-pig, the size of a small sheep.1914, Theodore Roosevelt, Through the Brazilian Wilderness, published 2004, page 53
capybara meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Assamese and Pashto
capybara in Tamil
- காப்பிபாரா
capybara in Kannada
- ನೀರಹಂದಿ
capybara in Assamese
- Hydrochoerus
- কেপিৱাৰা kepiwara
capybara in Pashto
- Hydrochoerus
- کاپيوره kāpíwəra
More languagesFewer languages
- capybara in Tagalog
- kapibara
- capybara in Arabic
- خِنْزِير الْمَاء ḵinzīr al-māʔ
- capybara in Malay
- babi air, kapibara
- capybara in Indonesian
- babi air, kapibara
- capybara in Persian
- برگچهخوار،کَپیبارا
Synonyms of capybara
Forms of capybara
| plural | capybaras |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | capibara |
Origin of capybara
From Spanish capibara, from Portuguese capivara, from Old Tupi kapi'iûara (literally “grass eater”).
Words formed from capybara
Words that rhyme with capybara
Questions about capybara
- What does capybara mean?
- Capybara means a large semi-aquatic South American rodent of the genus Hydrochoerus.
- What is capybara in Tamil?
- Capybara in Tamil is காப்பிபாரா. See Capybara meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is capybara?
- Capybara is a noun.
- How do you pronounce capybara?
- Capybara is pronounced /kapɪˈbɑːɹə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of capybara?
- The plural of capybara is capybaras.
Words near capybara in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: capybara (page history and authors); capybara (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); capybara (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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