Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cooter

/ˈkutɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: coot-er
IPA: /ˈkutɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A freshwater turtle of the eastern United States of the genus Pseudemys.

noun

noun

Slang

noun

Vagina or vulva.

Colloquial

noun

Alternative form of couter (“a sovereign (coin)”).

name

Example Sentences

"There was a bright red tongue tattooed over most of her cooter and there was a thick, gold ring that had been pierced through her clit."

Etymology

Borrowed from Gullah cootuh (“turtle”), from an African language, e.g. Bambara kuta (“turtle”). Attested in English from the 19th century.

Word Breakdown

Root: cootuh

Usage

Inflected Forms

cooters (plural)

Phrases

Cooter Brown

Frequently Paired Words

Cooter Brown

Synonyms

river cooter pseudemys concinna

Homonyms

couter

Rhymes With

computer shooter tutor scooter router commuter recruiter suitor cuter neuter pewter supercomputer

Questions

How do you pronounce cooter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkutɚ/.
What does cooter mean?: A freshwater turtle of the eastern United States of the genus Pseudemys.
Where does cooter come from?: Borrowed from Gullah cootuh (“turtle”), from an African language, e.g. Bambara kuta (“turtle”). Attested in English from the 19th century.

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