Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peccary

/ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: pec-ca-ry
IPA: /ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs.

Example Sentences

"He says he drank rainwater collected in his shoes and ate worms and insects while hiding from jaguars and peccaries, a type of pig-like mammal."

Etymology

From Kari'na pakira (“collared peccary”), from Proto-Cariban *pakira.

Word Breakdown

Root: pakira, *pakira

Inflected Forms

peccaries (plural)

Phrases

Chacoan peccary collared peccary white-lipped peccary giant peccary

Synonyms

bush hog javelina tayassuid musk hog

Questions

How do you pronounce peccary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/.
What does peccary mean?: Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs.
Where does peccary come from?: From Kari'na pakira (“collared peccary”), from Proto-Cariban *pakira.

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