hámster
See also: hamster, Hamster, hàmster, and hâmster
Galician
Noun
hámster m (plural hámsteres)
- hamster
Portuguese
Noun
hámster m (plural hámsteres or hámsters)
- (uncommon) Alternative form of hamster
Spanish
Etymology
From English hamster, from German Hamster, from Old High German hamastra, hamustro (“field mouse”), probably from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ (xoměstorŭ), хомѣстаръ (xoměstarŭ). See English hamster for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxamsteɾ/ [ˈxãms.t̪eɾ], /ˈamsteɾ/ [ˈãms.t̪eɾ]
- (Colombia)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -amsteɾ
- Syllabification: háms‧ter
Noun
hámster m (plural hámsteres or hámsters)
- hamster
Further reading
- “hámster”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014