Meaning

2 senses
  1. A large semi-aquatic South American rodent of the genus Hydrochoerus.

    Capybara, Wasserschwein

    капиба́раkapibára, водосви́нкаvodosvínka

    капібараkapibara

    pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent

  2. The greater capybara (true capybara).

Examples

9 sentences
  1. We have a capybara.

    У нас є капібара.

    ruУ нас есть капибара.

    CC0 · Tatoeba · shekitten · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. I want a capybara.

    Хочу капібару.

    ruЯ хочу капибару.

    deIch will ein Capybara.

    CC0 · Tatoeba · shekitten · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. Do capybaras get along with dogs?

    ruА капибары ладят с собаками?

    CC0 · Tatoeba · shekitten · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. Do capybaras get along with stegosauruses?

    CC0 · Tatoeba · shekitten · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. Tom rides a capybara to work.

    CC0 · Tatoeba · shekitten · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
Hydrochoerus:
Русский
By meaning 1
Hydrochoerus:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Hydrochoerus:

Origin

From Spanish capibara, from Portuguese capivara, from Old Tupi kapi'iûara (literally “gras

From Spanish capibara, from Portuguese capivara, from Old Tupi kapi'iûara (literally “grass eater”).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: capybaras

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
capybara — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto