Alligator — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

leather made from alligator's hide

either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹwɑːʃᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈəʊθlaɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈəʊθlaɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹwɑːʃᵻz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gator

Parts of Speech

noun	leather made from alligator's hide
noun	either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
verb	crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes

Word Forms

alligator	verb	crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes
alligator	noun	leather made from alligator's hide

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

caimán

cuero hecho de piel de cocodrilo

🇮🇹Italian

alligatore

pelle realizzata con pelle di alligatore

🇵🇹Portuguese

jacaré

couro feito de pele de jacaré

🇷🇺Russian

аллигатор

кожа из шкуры аллигатора

India

🇧🇩Bengali

অ্যালিগেটর

অ্যালিগেটরের চামড়া থেকে তৈরি চামড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

முதலை

முதலையின் தோலில் இருந்து செய்யப்பட்ட தோல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎలిగేటర్

ఎలిగేటర్ యొక్క తోలు నుండి తయారు చేయబడిన తోలు

🇮🇳Marathi

मगर

मगरच्या चामड्यापासून बनवलेले चामडे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મગર

મગરના ચામડામાંથી બનાવેલું ચામડું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲಿಗೇಟರ್

ಅಲಿಗೇಟರ್‌ನ ಚರ್ಮದಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ಚರ್ಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചീങ്കണ്ണി

ചീങ്കണ്ണിയുടെ തൊലിയിൽ നിന്ന് നിർമ്മിച്ച തുകൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਗਰਮੱਛ

ਮਗਰਮੱਛ ਦੇ ਛਿਲਕੇ ਤੋਂ ਬਣਿਆ ਚਮੜਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مگرمچھ

مگرمچھ کی کھال سے بنا چمڑا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鳄鱼

鳄鱼皮制成的皮革

🇯🇵Japanese

アリゲーター

ワニの皮から作られた革

🇰🇷Korean

악어

악어 가죽으로 만든 가죽

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cá sấu

da được làm từ da cá sấu

🇹🇭Thai

จระเข้

หนังที่ทำจากหนังจระเข้

🇮🇩Indonesian

buaya

kulit yang terbuat dari kulit buaya

🇵🇭Filipino

buwaya

katad na gawa sa balat ng buwaya

🇲🇾Malay

buaya

kulit yang diperbuat daripada kulit buaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التمساح

جلد مصنوع من جلد التمساح

🇮🇷Persian

تمساح

چرم ساخته شده از پوست تمساح

🇹🇷Turkish

timsah

timsah derisinden yapılmış deri

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַנִין

עור עשוי עור תנין

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The primary meaning of 'alligator' is 'leather made from alligator's hide'.

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