onça

(Engels)

a name applied to various large felids, such as the cheetah or the jaguar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈɔn.sə]

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Old French: leonce

Geleen van Italiaans: lonza

Verwante met Engels: ounce

In summary

From earlier leonça by misdivision, and this from Old French leonce or Italian lonza. Cognate with English ounce (“snow leopard”).