cavy

English
Cavies

Etymology

From obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”) (modern saviá, sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá.

Pronunciation
  • enPR: kāʹvē, IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.vi/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪvi
  • Homophone: cave (interjection)

Noun

cavy (plural cavies)

  1. Synonym of guinea pig (“rodent”)
  2. Any rodent in the Caviidae.

Derived terms

Translations
guinea pig — see guinea pig

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