Spanish word

tigre

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtiɣɾe/

Meaning

  • masculine nountiger

Example

En el zoológico hay un tigre.

There is a tiger at the zoo.

Illustration for tigre (tiger)

More examples

Vimos un tigre en el documental.

We saw one tiger in the documentary.

Core concept

Solitary striped predator stalking prey at dawn.

Common phrases

  • ver un tigre

    see a tiger

  • un tigre

    one tiger

  • el tigre

    that tiger

Similar words

gato: Small feline frequently kept by people as a pet and living near households.
león: Large meat-eating cat that often hunts in groups and whose males have a mane.

Definition in Spanish

Mamífero carnívoro de gran tamaño del género Panthera, caracterizado por su pelaje rayado y su forma de acecho para cazar presas.

Word origin

Borrowed into Spanish from Latin tigris (from Greek tígris), a name that goes back into ancient Iranian languages for the tiger.

Usage tips

  • When speaking about the species in general Spanish often uses the definite article, as in El tigre where English uses tigers.

Related words

  • tigrillosmall tigernoun
  • tigradotiger-stripedadjective

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