alligatore

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Italian[edit]

Alligator mississippiensis (the American alligator)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English alligator, from Early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”). Doublet of lucertola (“lizard”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /al.li.ɡaˈto.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: al‧li‧ga‧tó‧re

Noun[edit]

alligatore m (plural alligatori)

  1. alligator

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

alligātōre

  1. ablative singular of alligātor
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