transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈja-ˌgwär, -gyə-ˌwär, -gwər; dialect ]
-gwī(-ə)r, especially Brit ˈja-gyə-wər noun
( plural jaguars also jaguar )
Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi jawára large carnivore
Date: 1604
: a large cat ( Panthera onca ) chiefly of Central and South America that is larger and stockier than the leopard and is brownish yellow or buff with black spots