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Added 9 October 2026

cougar

/ˈkuːɡə/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cougar at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Large American feline resembling a lion.

Origin

From French couguar, from Portuguese cuguardo, a deformation of Brazilian Portuguese suçuarana (earlier çuçuarana), from Old Tupi sûasuarana.

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