paca

See also PACA, and раса

English

Etymology

Via Spanish and Portuguese, from Guaraní paka

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ækə

Noun

paca (plural pacas)

1. A large rodent, with dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along its sides, native to Central America and South America.

See also

• Agouti paca (its taxonomic name)

Translations

rodent

• Navajo: kʼiiznoodǫ́ǫzii
• Pirahã: káixihíxao

• Spanish: boruga f (Colombian Amazonia), conejo pintado m (Panama); guagua f (Colombia), guanta m (Ecuador), guartinaja m (Northwestern Colombia); jochi pintado m (Bolivia), lapa f (Colombian Llanos, Venezuela); majaz m (Peru), paca f (especially Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay), tepezcuinte m (Central America), tepezcuintle m (Central America, Mexico), tinajo m (Northeastern Colombia)

See also

• Wikipedia article on the paca

Anagrams

• ACPA
• CAPA

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Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA: /paːka/

Verb

pāca

1. (transitive) to wash

References

• 2003, Andrews, J. Richard, Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, edition revised edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page p. 244:
• Campbell, R. Joe (1997), "Florentine Codex Vocabulary",
• 1983, Karttunen, Francis, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page p. 182:
• 2001, Lockhart, James, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page p. 228:

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Esperanto

Adjective

paca (plural pacaj, accusative singular pacan, accusative plural pacajn)

1. peaceful, not at war or disturbed by strife or turmoil
2. peaceful, motionless and calm

Derived terms

• pacema

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Italian

Verb

paca

1. third-person singular present indicative of pacare
2. second-person singular imperative of pacare

Anagrams

• capa

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Latin

Verb

pācā

1. first-person singular present active imperative of pācō

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Spanish

Noun

paca f (plural pacas, masculine singular paco, masculine plural pacos)

1. (chiefly Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) paca
2. (colloquial, pejorative, Latin America) female police officer

Synonyms

• (rodent):
• boruga f (Colombian Amazonia)
• conejo pintado m (Panama)
• guagua f (Colombia)
• guanta m (Ecuador)
• guartinaja m (Northwestern Colombia)
• jochi pintado m (Bolivia)
• lapa f (Venezuela, Colombian Llanos)
• majaz m (Peru)
• tepezcuintle m or tepezcuinte m (Mexico, Central America)
• tinajo m (Northeastern Colombia)