Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tamarin

/ˈtæməɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: tamarin
IPA: /ˈtæməɹɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tamarín (“tamarin”), from tupi-guarani tamari.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: tamarín

Inflected Forms

tamarins (plural)

Phrases

cottontop tamarin emperor tamarin Geoffroy's tamarin golden lion tamarin lion tamarin

Synonyms

lion monkey lion marmoset leoncita

Rhymes With

cameron

Questions

How do you pronounce tamarin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæməɹɪn/.
What does tamarin mean?: One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus.
Where does tamarin come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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