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kinkajou

/ˈkɪŋkəˌd͡ʒuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
kinka-jou
IPA
/ˈkɪŋkəˌd͡ʒuː/
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.

Etymology

From French quincajou, from an Algonquian word, probably originally meaning ‘wolverine’ (compare Algonquin Kwingwaage, Ojibwe gwiingwa'aage (“wolverine”)), which was later transferred to the South American animal. Related to carcajou.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kinkajous (plural) kincajou (alternative)

Synonyms

honey bear potto perodicticus potto potos flavus potos caudivolvulus

Questions

How do you pronounce kinkajou?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪŋkəˌd͡ʒuː/.
What does kinkajou mean?
Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.
Where does kinkajou come from?
It is traced to French.

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