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hutia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hutia
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the medium-sized rodents of the subfamily Capromyinae, which inhabit the Caribbean islands.

Etymology

Etymology tree Taíno *hutiyabor. Spanish jutíabor. English hutia Borrowed from Spanish jutía.

Inflected Forms

hutias (plural) utia (alternative)

Phrases

giant hutia

Synonyms

hog-rat

Questions

What does hutia mean?
Any of the medium-sized rodents of the subfamily Capromyinae, which inhabit the Caribbean islands.
Where does hutia come from?
Etymology tree Taíno *hutiyabor. Spanish jutíabor. English hutia Borrowed from Spanish jutía.

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