pauraque

pau·ra·que

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pou-rah-key; Spanish pou-rah-ke]
- /paʊˈrɑ keɪ; Spanish paʊˈrɑ kɛ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pou-rah-key; Spanish pou-rah-ke]
- /paʊˈrɑ keɪ; Spanish paʊˈrɑ kɛ/

Definition of pauraque word

noun plural pauraque a large, tropical American goatsucker, Nyctidromus albicollis. 1

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Origin of pauraque

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; presumably Hispanicized spelling of a word < a language of tropical America

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Parts of speech for Pauraque

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pauraque popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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