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gavial

Portuguese, noun/ɡa.viˈaw/

gavial is spelled G-A-V-I-A-L (6 letters). Gavial is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “gavial (Gavialis gangeticus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does gavial mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegavial (Gavialis gangeticus)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of gavial

  • gaviais plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce gavial?

  • Brazil /ɡa.viˈaw/
  • Brazil [ɡa.viˈaʊ̯]
  • Brazil /ɡaˈvjaw/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to gavial

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

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