guépard

See also: guepard

French

Etymology

From an alteration, likely via Medieval Latin, of Italian gattopardo (“serval”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe.paʁ/

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Noun

guépard m (plural guépards)

1. cheetah

Descendants

• → Catalan: guepard
• → English: guepard
• → Russian: гепа́рд (gepárd)

Further reading

• “guépard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.