tigre
/ˈtiɡɾe/ · B1 · noun · m
tiger
🐯 tigre is Spanish for tiger: same Latin root, only the last two letters swap
From Latin tigris, via Greek tigris. English ends in -er, Spanish keeps -re. Called a person, ¡es un tigre! means they are fierce. In parts of Latin America el tigre is also the name for the jaguar.