/ ɪˈgwɑːnə; NAmE / noun
a large tropical American lizard (= a type of reptile )
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Spanish , from Arawak iwana .
/ ɪˈgwɑːnə; NAmE / noun
a large tropical American lizard (= a type of reptile )
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Spanish , from Arawak iwana .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005