Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cawquaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cawquaw
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Canadian porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum).

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Example Sentences

"The Cawquaw or Urson of North America also inhabits trees. It has not, however, a prehensile tail, that member being merely used as a weapon of offence, the short, sharp quills witb which it is armed sticking in the wounds […]"

Etymology

From Cree kâkwa / ᑳᑲᐧ (kaakay, “porcupine”).

Word Breakdown

Root: kâkwa

Usage

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Questions

What does cawquaw mean?: A Canadian porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum).
Where does cawquaw come from?: From Cree kâkwa / ᑳᑲᐧ (kaakay, “porcupine”).

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