tayassu

Questions about tayassu

What does tayassu mean?

tayassu means "type genus of the Tayassuidae".

How many syllables are in tayassu?

tayassu has 2 syllables and divides as tayas-su under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for tayassu?

Close synonyms include genus Tayassu, genus Pecari. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tayassu a common word?

tayassu is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.