Polyglot Dictionary

caïman

/ka.i.mɑ̃/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les caïmans

Meaning

  1. caiman

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

caimán

caimán is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "caiman."

Portuguese

jacaré

jacaré is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "caiman."

Practice

1 What does caïman mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ ressemble à un petit crocodile.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches caïman?

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