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Alligator is el lagarto (a word for lizard) which is where English gets the word from. Crocodile is cocodrilo.

(The South American name for the relatively smaller crocodilian is caiman.)

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How do you spell aligator?

It's alligator, from the spanish el lagarto.


How do you spell alligator and crockidiel?

Alligator/s crocodile/s


How do you spell alagator?

ALLIGATOR - a large crocodilian reptile


In what country did the word 'alligator' originate?

The word "alligator" originated from the Spanish language in the country of Spain. It is derived from the Spanish word "el lagarto," which means "the lizard."


What is the spanish word for alligator?

caimán


The word alligator originates from?

spanish


How do you write alligator in spanish?

caimán


Where did the word alligator come from?

Direct quote from Wikipedia... "The name alligator is an anglicized form of el lagarto, the Spanish term for "lizard", which early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator."


The word alligator originates from what language?

Spanish


Is an alligator a caiman in spanish?

Cocodrilo or aligator.


What is the scientific name of alligator?

Well, there are different types of alligators with their own scientific names. The general family of alligators is called Alligatoridae, which is derived from the Spanish el lagarto(the lizard). The alligator is a crocodilia ind the genus Alligator.The Spanish guys found the American alligator (alligator mississippiensis) while exploring around Florida; but there's also a Chinese alligator (alligator sinensis) which is smaller, but better armoured.The alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. There are two species -- the Alligator Mississippiensis or American alligator and the Alligator Sinensis or Chinese alligator.


What language does the word alligator come from?

The word "alligator" comes from the Spanish word "el lagarto," which means "the lizard."