Home › Words › Y › yacareyacareyacare means A caiman (Caiman yacare), indigenous to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.EtymologyPortuguese jacaré, from Old Tupi îakaré.nounA caiman (Caiman yacare), indigenous to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.e.g.“The yacare is not found farther south than the 32nd degree of south latitude. In its habit completely aquatic; and is never found excepting in the water or on the bank.” — 1859, Cassell's popular natural history, page 24:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.yagua 56% match — A Central American palm tree, Roystonea dunlapiana vs yacare →sucuruju 56% match — An anaconda. vs yacare →capybara 55% match — A large semi-aquatic South American rodent of the genus Hydrochoerus. vs yacare →guara 55% match — A maned wolf, of species Chrysocyon brachyurus (syn. Canis jubatus), native to much of subtropical central South America, east of the Andes. vs yacare →jararacussu 55% match — Bothrops jararacussu, a highly venomous pit viper, endemic to South America. vs yacare →payara 55% match — Hydrolycus scomberoides, a Venezuelan gamefish with two long fangs protruding from the lower jaw. vs yacare →chamacoco 55% match — A member of an indigenous people of Paraguay and Brazil. vs yacare →cayuca 55% match — A type of dugout canoe of South America. vs yacare →