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jaguarundi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jaguarun-di
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Herpailurus yagouaroundi.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jaguarundi, from Old Tupi yawaundí.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: jaguarundi, yawaundí

Inflected Forms

jaguarundis (plural) jaguarondi (alternative) yaguarondi (alternative) yagouarondi (alternative) yagouaroundi (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

jaguar

Synonyms

jaguarundi cat jaguarondi eyra felis yagouaroundi

Questions

What does jaguarundi mean?
A medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Herpailurus yagouaroundi.
Where does jaguarundi come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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