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viscacha

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /vɪˈskatʃə/
  • UK: vĭ-skăchʹə
  • US: /vɪˈskɑt͡ʃə/
  • US: vĭ-skäʹchə
  • rhymes with -ætʃə

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes Mountains, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chinchillon, Lagostomus maximus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rodent, gnawer

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vizcacha, from Quechua wisk'acha.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: viskatsa — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae
  • French: viscache — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae
  • German: Hasenmaus — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae
  • Hungarian: pampaszinyúl — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae
  • Hungarian: viszkacsa — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae
  • Italian: viscaccia — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae
  • Japanese: ビスカッチャ (bisukatcha) — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae
  • Navajo: gahjaaʼí bitseeneezígíí — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae
  • Polish: wiskacza — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae
  • Polish: wiskaczan — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae
  • Portuguese: viscacha — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae
  • Quechua: wisk'acha — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae
  • Spanish: vizcacha — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae
  • Swedish: viscacha — rodents of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae