/ha-gua-RE-te/
The jaguar — the most powerful big cat of the Americas — in Paraguayan Guaraní. In everyday speech, 'jaguarete' also describes someone with exceptional strength or ferocity. The word carries the ancient reverence Guaraní culture had for this apex predator.
"They saw a jaguarete track near the river — hadn't been seen in years."
"That player is a jaguarete on the field — unstoppable."
/ha-gua-RE-te/
The jaguar — the most powerful big cat of the Americas — in Paraguayan Guaraní. In everyday speech, 'jaguarete' also describes someone with exceptional strength or ferocity. The word carries the ancient reverence Guaraní culture had for this apex predator.
"They saw a jaguarete track near the river — hadn't been seen in years."
"That player is a jaguarete on the field — unstoppable."