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tuco-tuco

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
tu-co--tu-co
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the caviomorph South American rodents of the genus Ctenomys, which have a large head, small ears, and hairy tail.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tuco-tuco. Onomatopoeic.

Inflected Forms

tuco-tucos (plural) tucotuco (alternative) tucutuco (alternative) tucu-tuco (alternative)

Questions

What does tuco-tuco mean?
Any of the caviomorph South American rodents of the genus Ctenomys, which have a large head, small ears, and hairy tail.
Where does tuco-tuco come from?
Borrowed from Spanish tuco-tuco. Onomatopoeic.

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