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Where does “caimano” come from?
caimano (Italian) comes from Spanish caimán, from Taíno kaimán.
caimano
(Italian): caiman
Definitions
caiman
Ancestry of “caimano”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Spanish
caimán
alligator; caiman
2
Taíno
kaimán
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