Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oncilla

/ɒnˈsiː.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: on-cil-la
IPA: /ɒnˈsiː.ə/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small spotted felid, of species Leopardus tigrinus, found in the tropical rainforests of Central America and South America.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oncilla, diminutive of onza (“snow leopard”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: oncilla

Inflected Forms

oncillas (plural)

Synonyms

little spotted cat

Questions

How do you pronounce oncilla?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɒnˈsiː.ə/.
What does oncilla mean?: A small spotted felid, of species Leopardus tigrinus, found in the tropical rainforests of Central America and South America.
Where does oncilla come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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