/ ˈkuːgə(r); NAmE / noun
( especially NAmE ) = puma
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from French couguar , abbreviation of modern Latin cuguarcarana , from Tupi-Guarani guaçuarana .
/ ˈkuːgə(r); NAmE / noun
( especially NAmE ) = puma
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from French couguar , abbreviation of modern Latin cuguarcarana , from Tupi-Guarani guaçuarana .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005