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chuckwalla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
chuck-wal-la
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lizard, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chacahuala, from either Shoshone tcaxxwal or Cahuilla cháxwal.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tcaxxwal, cháxwal

Inflected Forms

chuckwallas (plural)

Phrases

Angel Island chuckwalla common chuckwalla Monserrat chuckwalla peninsular chuckwalla piebald chuckwalla pinto chuckwalla Santa Catalina chuckwalla spotted chuckwalla

Synonyms

sauromalus obesus

Questions

What does chuckwalla mean?
A lizard, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Where does chuckwalla come from?
Borrowed from Spanish chacahuala, from either Shoshone tcaxxwal or Cahuilla cháxwal.

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