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cayuga

/kəˈjuːɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
cayu-ga
IPA
/kəˈjuːɡə/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an indigenous people of North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy.

noun

A duck of an American domestic breed having black plumage with iridescent green highlights.

name

The Northern Iroquoian language of the Cayuga people.

name

An unincorporated community, the county seat of Haldimand County, Ontario; named for the Cayuga people.

name

A town in Indiana; named for the village in New York.

name

A village in New York; named for the Cayuga people.

name

A city in North Dakota.

name

An unincorporated community in Illinois.

Etymology

Borrowing from Cayuga gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (“they live in the big swamp”)

Word Breakdown

  • Root: gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ

Inflected Forms

Cayugas (plural)

Phrases

Cayuga County Wiktionary’s coverage of Cayuga terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Cayuga terms

Synonyms

cayuga language

Questions

How do you pronounce cayuga?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈjuːɡə/.
What does cayuga mean?
A member of an indigenous people of North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Where does cayuga come from?
Borrowing from Cayuga gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (“they live in the big swamp”)

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