cooter

(Engels)

  1. A freshwater turtle of the eastern United States of the genus Pseudemys.
  2. A box turtle.
  3. (slang) A redneck.

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈkutɚ/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Borrowed from Gullah cootuh (“turtle”), from an African language, e.g. Bambara kuta (“turtle”). Attested in English from the 19th century.

Pseudemys concinna

river cooter

cooch

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