English
huemul
Huemul comes from Spanish huemul.
- Spanishc. 1500–presenthuemul
- Englishearliest quotation 2000same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presenthuemul
- Englishearliest quotation 2000same form
Earliest quotation: 2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America: “Another icon inhabiting these mountains is the huemul, or…”
Every English word from Spanish huemul
Today it means
noun A yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America; the two species are endangered.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish huemul / huemul