canguro
Spanish, noun/kanˈɡuɾo/
canguro is spelled C-A-N-G-U-R-O (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,514th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Canguro is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “kangaroo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Macropus spp.) Cualquiera de cuatro especies de mamíferos marsupiales nativos de Australia, de cuerpo…”.
What does canguro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekangaroo
el canguro hembra
- 2
masculinehoodie
noun
- 1
Spaincolloquialfemininemasculinebabysitter
hacer de canguro
- 2
colloquialfemininemasculineAussie
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Macropus spp.) Cualquiera de cuatro especies de mamíferos marsupiales nativos de Australia, de cuerpo erecto, patas traseras musculosas dotadas de grandes pies adaptados para saltar, cola larga y fuerte, vientre con marsupio, manos pequeñas y cabeza alargada con grandes orejas. 2. Por analogía con el marsupio del canguro₁, prenda de abrigo para el torso con un bolsillo ocupando el abdomen. 3. Por analogía, arnés para transportar un bebé junto al abdomen. 4. Bolso pequeño y fijado a una correa para llevarlo a la cintura.
noun: 1. Niñero a domicilio por horas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of canguro
- canguros plural
- cangura feminine
- canguras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canguro?
- /kanˈɡuɾo/
- [kãŋˈɡu.ɾo]
- [kãŋˈguɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to canguro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is canguro in Spanish?
canguro appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).