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tucuxi

/tu.kuˈʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tu-cuxi
IPA
/tu.kuˈʃi/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An estuarine dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis), found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese tucuxi, borrowed from Nheengatu tukuxí, possibly from Old Tupi pukusĩ.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tu.kuˈʃi/

Inflected Forms

tucuxis (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tucuxi?
The recorded pronunciation is /tu.kuˈʃi/.
What does tucuxi mean?
An estuarine dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis), found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin.
Where does tucuxi come from?
Borrowed from Portuguese tucuxi, borrowed from Nheengatu tukuxí, possibly from Old Tupi pukusĩ.

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