iguana
Portuguese, noun/iˈɡwɐ̃.nɐ/
iguana is spelled I-G-U-A-N-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Iguana is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “iguana” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome genérico de diversos répteis lacertílios da família dos iguanídeos (Iguanadae), originários das regiões…”.
What does iguana mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome genérico de diversos répteis lacertílios da família dos iguanídeos (Iguanadae), originários das regiões temperadas e tropicais das Américas Central e do Sul
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of iguana
- iguanas plural
- iguano alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce iguana?
- Brazil /iˈɡwɐ̃.nɐ/
- Portugal /iˈɡwɐ.nɐ/
- Portugal [iˈɣwɐ.nɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to iguana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is iguana in Portuguese?
iguana appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).