Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caigua

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: caigua
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Cyclanthera pedata of South American vines cultivated for its fruit.

Etymology

From Spanish caigua, from Quechua kaywa.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: caigua, kaywa

Inflected Forms

caiguas (plural)

Synonyms

slipper gourd

Questions

What does caigua mean?: Any member of the species Cyclanthera pedata of South American vines cultivated for its fruit.
Where does caigua come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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