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paca en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpækə/
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Etymology

Via Spanish paca and Portuguese paca, from Paraguayan Guarani paka.

Meanings

  1. Any of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pacas Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

lowland paca · mountain paca · pacarana

Relateds

Cuniculus hernandezi

Synonyms

gibnut · royal rat · labba

Translations (24)

es tepezcuinte (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · es tinajo (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · sv paka (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · es jochi (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · es majaz (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · it paca (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · es guanta (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · tpw paka (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · nhn tepeitzcuintli (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · bg петниста пака (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · es conejo pintado (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · es lapa (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · pl paka (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · es paca (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · pt paca (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · cmn 無尾刺豚鼠 /无尾刺豚鼠 (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · myp káixihíxao (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · es boruga (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · es guagua (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · es tepezcuintle (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · fi paka (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · myp káixihí (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · es guartinaja (rodent of genus Cuniculus) · ru пака (rodent of genus Cuniculus)