# 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, large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator

### 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