Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agouti

/əˈɡuːti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: agouti
IPA: /əˈɡuːti/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.

noun

A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.

Example Sentences

"Akin looked around to be certain he was unobserved, then went out to watch the agouti. He had not seen one close up before. Lilith claimed they looked like a cross between deer and rats."

Etymology

From French agouti, from Old Tupi akuti. The name of the acouchi is probably from the same source.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: agouti, akuti

Inflected Forms

agoutis (plural)

Derived Forms

nonagouti pseudoagouti

Phrases

Orinoco agouti

Synonyms

dasyprocta aguti

Rhymes With

beauty duty booty cutie fruity djibouti snooty muti cootie tutti-frutti patootie pampootie

Questions

How do you pronounce agouti?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɡuːti/.
What does agouti mean?: A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.
Where does agouti come from?: It is traced to French.

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