toucan
Meaningthe toucan
Common meaning: a tropical bird with a huge bill
- toucanthe toucanSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 651 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Brazilian (Tupi) toucan ‘the toucan’.
Roots
- toucan Brazilian (Tupi) “the toucan”
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