noun, masculine/aliˈɡatoɾ/plural: aligátores
alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator)
Synonyms: caimán, yacaré
Related: aligátor chino
Likely borrowed from French alligator, from English alligator, which in turn came from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”). The shift to penultimate stress is likely borrowed from the English pronunciation of the term, which displaced the original pronunciation of aligator.