GuazutĂ
/ÉĄwa.suËti/noun
A South American brocket deer, especially the gray or brown brocket deer.
Did you know?GuazutĂ entered Spanish zoological vocabulary from GuaranĂ, whose animal names often encode visible traits, colors, and habitat rather than abstract symbolism.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Colonial Period
GuaranĂ
guasu
âDeer or large animal; a root used in several GuaranĂ animal names.â
Pre-Colonial Period
GuaranĂ
tĩ / ti
âA form associated in regional compound interpretations with whiteness or a pale marking.â
16thâ17th Century
GuaranĂ-Spanish
guasu-tĂ
âA GuaranĂ descriptive animal name, traditionally interpreted as âwhite deer.ââ
18thâ19th Century
Spanish
guazutĂ
âA South American deer, especially a brocket deer.â
Modern English
English zoological usage
guazutĂ
âA loanword used for a South American brocket deer.â
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