Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

araucana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: arau-cana
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of poultry notable for laying blue or green eggs.

Etymology

Derived from Spanish Araucanía, the region of Chile where the breed was first documented by Europeans.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Araucanía

Inflected Forms

Araucanas (plural) Aracuna (alternative)

Questions

What does araucana mean?: A type of poultry notable for laying blue or green eggs.
Where does araucana come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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