wallaby

wallaby

See also: Wallaby

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug wollabi (swamp wallaby).

Pronunciation

Noun

wallaby (plural wallabies)

  1. Any of several species of macropod marsupials; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.
    • 2015 September 14, Oliver Milman, “California set to ban kangaroo imports despite lobbying efforts by Australia”, in The Guardian[1], archived from the original on 12 March 2021:
      Australia’s states and territories oversee management of kangaroos and wallabies but the federal government is involved in exports.

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Translations

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English wallaby, from Dharug wollabi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.la.bi/

Noun

wallaby m (plural wallabies or wallabys)

  1. wallaby

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English wallaby, from Dharug wollabi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwal.la.bi/
  • Rhymes: -allabi
  • Hyphenation: wàl‧la‧by

Noun

wallaby m (invariable)

  1. wallaby

Further reading

  • wallaby in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • wallaby in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • wallaby in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • wallaby in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English wallaby, from Dharug wollabi.

Noun

wallaby m (plural wallabies)

  1. wallaby (any of several Australian species of marsupial)