Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "gwah" (as in "Guam") + "REH" (as in "red") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

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.

Examples

They saw a jaguarete track near the river, hadn't been seen in years.

That player is a jaguarete on the field, unstoppable.

Regional synonyms

A blowhard or bully who talks big, threatens everyone, and boasts about their courage but never follows through when it actually matters. A bravucón is all talk: the louder and more aggressive they are, the less likely they are to back it up.