huemul
English

Etymology
From Spanish huemul, from Mapudungun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /weɪˈmuːl/
Noun
huemul (plural huemuls)
- A yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America; the two species are endangered.
- 2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America, BBC Worldwide, published 2000, page 52:
- Another icon inhabiting these mountains is the huemul, or Andean deer, which shares the Chilean coat of arms with the condor.
Synonyms
Further reading
South Andean deer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
From Spanish huemul, from Mapudungun. First attested in the nineteenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɛˈmɔl/
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- Hyphenation: hue‧mul
- Rhymes: -ɔl
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Mapudungun [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /w̝eˈmul/ [w̝eˈmul]
- Rhymes: -ul
- Syllabification: hue‧mul
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: huemul
Further reading
- “huemul”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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