cavy
English
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Etymology
editFrom obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”) (modern saviá, sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá.
Pronunciation
edit- enPR: kāʹvē, IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.vi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪvi
- Homophone: cave (interjection)
Noun
editcavy (plural cavies)
- Synonym of guinea pig (“rodent”)
- Any rodent in the Caviidae.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editguinea pig — see guinea pig
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- English terms derived from Portuguese
- English terms derived from Old Tupi
- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/eɪvi
- Rhymes:English/eɪvi/2 syllables
- English terms with homophones
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- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Caviomorphs