lontra
Meaning
otter
Frequency
Hyphenated as
lon‧tra
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlontɾa/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese *lontra, from a Vulgar Latin variant of Latin lutra. Attested from 1439 (per the quote below). Compare Portuguese lontra, Spanish nutria; also Asturian llóndriga.
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