Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tajassu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ta-jas-su
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The common or collared peccary.

Dated

Example Sentences

"A herd of tajassus or peccaries is a dangerous thing to meet."

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tajaçu, apparently from an Old Tupi word for pig.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

tajassus (plural)

Questions

What does tajassu mean?: The common or collared peccary.
Where does tajassu come from?: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tajaçu, apparently from an Old Tupi word for pig.

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