How to pronounce kinkajou
American English pronunciation
KING-kuh-joo
- IPA
- /ˈkɪŋkəˌdʒu/
- Syllables
- KING · kuh · joo (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What kinkajou means
A rainforest animal that hangs from trees by its long tail
In a sentence: At night, the kinkajou curled its tail around a branch and reached for a ripe fig.
Where it comes from: It comes from French, from a Native American word that probably first meant wolverine. The name was later moved over to this South American animal.
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