Tiger

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtaɪɡə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtaɪgɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tī′gər)

Inflections of 'tiger' (n):
tigers
npl
tiger
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "The game hunters are hunting tiger.")
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
tiger n (animal)tigre nm
 Tigers have orange and black stripes.
 Los tigres tienen rayas naranjas y negras.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
tiger n (fierce or dynamic person) (figurado)fiera nf
 The new boss is a tiger.
 El nuevo jefe es una fiera.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
black tiger n (large wild cat with black fur)tigre negro loc nom m
 El tigre negro, si es que realmente existe, sería una variante muy rara. Pero los reportes de haber avistado un ejemplar se cuentan con los dedos de una mano.
blind tiger n US, dialect (illegal saloon) (informal)antro nm
paper tiger n figurative ([sth] falsely threatening)tigre de papel loc nom m
saber-toothed tiger,
saber-tooth tiger (US),
sabre-toothed tiger,
sabre-tooth tiger (UK) n		 colloquial (prehistoric cat)diente de sable loc nom m
Note: Colloquial term for the saber-toothed cat.
sand tiger n (shark)tiburón toro loc nom m
Siberian Tiger n (large wild cat)tigre siberiano loc nom m
thylacine,
Tasmanian tiger,
Tasmanian wolf n		 (rare dog-like marsupial)tilacín m,
  lobo marsupial, lobo tilacino loc nom m
tiger cub n (baby tiger)cachorro de tigre loc nom m
tiger lily n (flower with spotted orange petals)lirio atigrado nm
Note: Lilium lancifolium.
 The tiger lily, cultivated in Asia, has an edible bulb.
tiger mosquito (insect)mosquito tigre loc nom m
tiger moth (insect)polilla tigre loc nom f
tiger parenting n (strict approach)paternidad tigre loc nom f
tiger shark n (carnivorous fish with striped markings) (Ictiología)tiburón tigre nm
 Tiger sharks are not often aggressive towards humans.
 Los tiburones tigre no suelen ser agresivos con los humanos.
tiger's-eye,
tigereye,
tiger eye n		 (semi-precious stone) (piedra semipreciosa)ojo de tigre loc nom m
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'Tiger' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
margay - tiger cub - tigon - tigress
Spanish:
tigre - chufa - coloso con pies de barro - flor de un día - horchata - semental - tigre de Bengala


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