cavy
noun/ˈkeɪ.vi/
Etymology
From obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”) (modern saviá, sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá.
- derived from saujá
Definitions
Synonym of domestic guinea pig.
Any rodent in the Caviidae.
Alternative form of cavey (“cave-like”).
- Asser stated that the British name was Tiuogsbane, which means "the cavy place," and is taken to refer to homes hollowed out of the soft sandstone.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for cavy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA