# aligator
## Galician
### Noun

aligator m (plural aligatores)
* alligator
    Synonym: jacaré

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch alligator, from English alligator, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”)

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /aliˈɡator/ [a.liˈɡa.t̪or]
* Rhymes: -ator
* Syllabification: a‧li‧ga‧tor

### Noun

aligator (plural aligator-aligator)
* alligator:
** (zoology) either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.

### Further reading

* “aligator” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English alligator, from Spanish el lagarto, from Latin lacertus. First attested in 1816.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.liˈɡa.tɔr/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -atɔr
* Syllabification: a‧li‧ga‧tor

### Noun

aligator m animal
* alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator)
    w paszczy aligatora ― in an alligator's maw/jaw/mouth
    skóra aligatora ― an alligator's skin/leather
    głowa aligatora ― an alligator's head
* (colloquial) alligator leather

#### Derived terms

* aligator amerykański
* aligator chiński

#### See also

* krokodyl

### References

* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “aligator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “aligator”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
* ↑ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “aligator”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
* ↑ Kuryer Litewski‎ (in Polish), number 85, 1816, page 3

### Further reading

* aligator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* aligator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “aligator”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “aligator”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 24

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.li.ɡaˈtoʁ/ [a.li.ɡaˈtoh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.li.ɡaˈtoʁ/ [a.li.ɡaˈtoh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.li.ɡaˈtoɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.li.ɡaˈtoʁ/ [a.li.ɡaˈtoχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.li.ɡaˈtoɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.li.ɡɐˈtoɾ/ [ɐ.li.ɣɐˈtoɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.li.ɡɐˈtoɾ/ [ɐ.li.ɣɐˈtoɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.li.ɡɐˈto.ɾi/ [ɐ.li.ɣɐˈto.ɾi]

### Noun

aligator m (plural aligatores)
* Alternative form of aligátor

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French alligator.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aliɡaˈtor]

### Noun

aligator m (plural aligatori)
* alligator

#### See also

* crocodil

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alǐɡaːtor/
* Hyphenation: a‧li‧ga‧tor

### Noun

alìgātor m (Cyrillic spelling алѝга̄тор)
* alligator

#### See also

* krokòdil

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aliɡáːtɔr/

### Noun

aligȃtor m anim
* alligator

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “aligator”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* aligátor

### Etymology

Borrowed from English alligator, which in turn came from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aliɡaˈtoɾ/ [a.li.ɣ̞aˈt̪oɾ]
* Rhymes: -oɾ
* Syllabification: a‧li‧ga‧tor

### Noun

aligator m (plural aligatores)
* alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator)
    Synonyms: caimán, yacaré