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El largarto is the Spanish word for lizard. The lizard is a reptile found within the warmer climates of North America.
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."
The word "alligator" is derived from the Spanish word "el lagarto," which means "the lizard."
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The word "alligator" comes from the Spanish word "el lagarto," which means "the lizard."
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."
I read somewhere that it comes from Spanish "el lagarto", meaning "the lizard". (Note that the modern Spanish word for "alligator" is "caiman", with an acute accent on the second "a" that I don't know how to type in here!)
In Europe it derives from a 17th Century Spanish word 'el lagarto' meaning a lizard. This comes from Latin 'lacerta'
it is aptomastic
The scientific word for lizard is "Squamata."
The word lizard has two syllables.