kangaroo

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kangaroo

/ˌkæːŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː/ Australia
/ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/ UK
/ˌkaŋ.ɡəˈɹʉw/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹu/ US
/ˌkeɪŋ.ɡəˈɹu/ US
/ˌkɛŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː/ New Zealand
/ˌkaŋ.ɡəˈɾuː/ Wales
/ˌkaŋ.ɡəˈɾʉ/ Scotland
/ˌkaŋ.ɡəˈɻʉ/ Northern Ireland

Rhymes with -uː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”). Despite a popular misconception, the Guugu Yimidhirr term does not mean "I don't know".

noun kangaroos · kangooroo · kanguroo · kanguru

A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea. Besides the Animals which I have before mentioned, called by the Natives Kangooroo, or Kanguru […].
Similar: macropod, roo
Canada, attributive A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.
Similar: bunny hug, hoodie, kangaroo jacket

verb kangaroos · kangarooing · kangarooed · kangooroo · kanguroo

To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.
intransitive To hunt kangaroo.
intransitive To move like a kangaroo.

adjective kangooroo · kanguroo · kanguru

not comparable Of or relating to Australia. The rapid growth in Kangaroo bond issues in the Australian market has given rise to an interest in the nature, trend and impact of this type of bond on Australia's international investment statistics. While Kangaroo bonds have been issued for a ...
not comparable Characterized by rapidly jumping prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices are unstable in contrast to bear and bull markets.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: handle, illegal, popular, irregular, kang, kangeroo, kanguru, kangooroo, 'roo, kanguroo, macropodid, rat kangaroo, macropod, kangaroo rat, macropodoid, kangaroo dog

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noun marsupial

Español	canguro
한국어	캥거루 kaenggeoru
日本語	カンガルー kangarū
中文	袋鼠 dàishǔ
हिन्दी	कंगारू kaṅgārū
Kiswahili	kangaruu
Português	canguru
Français	kangourou
Deutsch	Känguru
Italiano	canguro
Ελληνικά	καγκουρό kagkouró
Română	cangur, cangură
Русский	кенгуру́ kengurú
Tiếng Việt	căng-gu-ru, kangaroo, chuột túi
العربية	كَنْغَر kanḡar
עברית	קֶנְגּוּרוּ kénguru, קֶנְגּוּרוּאִים kenguruim

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@misc{kangaroo_2026,
  title = {kangaroo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kangaroo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}