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guacharo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
guacharo
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the oilbird (A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad (Steatornis caripensis)

Dated

Etymology

Compare Spanish guácharo (“sickly, dropsical”), guacharaca (“a sort of bird”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

guacharos (plural) guacharoes (plural)

Synonyms

oilbird steatornis caripensis

Questions

What does guacharo mean?
the oilbird (A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad (Steatornis caripensis)
Where does guacharo come from?
Compare Spanish guácharo (“sickly, dropsical”), guacharaca (“a sort of bird”).

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