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Where does “hutia” come from?

hutia (English) comes from Spanish jutía, from Taíno *hutiya.

hutia (English): Any of the medium-sized rodents of the family...

Definitions

  1. Any of the medium-sized rodents of the family...

Ancestry of “hutia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjutíahutia
2Taíno*hutiya—
Every word from Taíno *hutiya →