Definition
A large rodent of South America resembling a guinea pig; an alternative name for the agouti.
Etymology
Variant spelling of 'agouti,' derived from Tupi 'acuti' or 'agoti.' Multiple European languages adopted similar-sounding versions of the indigenous word for this New World rodent.
Kelly Says
When European explorers encountered agoutis in South America, they couldn't agree on how to spell the Tupi name—creating variants like 'agouta,' 'agouti,' and 'agouty'—a perfect example of language chaos when cultures first meet!
Translations
ARالعربية
أغوتا
a-ghou-ta
CACatalà
agouta
a-go-u-ta
CSČeština
agouta
a-go-u-ta
DEDeutsch
Agouta
a-go-u-ta
ELΕλληνικά
Αγοούτα
a-go-u-ta
ESEspañol
agouta
a-go-u-ta
FRFrançais
agouta
a-go-u-ta
HIहिन्दी
अगोउता
a-go-u-ta
HUMagyar
agouta
a-go-u-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
agouta
a-go-u-ta
ITItaliano
agouta
a-go-u-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
agouta
a-go-u-ta
MYမြန်မာ
အဂေါဝetah
a-go-u-ta
NLNederlands
agouta
a-go-u-ta
PLPolski
agouta
a-go-u-ta
PTPortuguês
agouta
a-go-u-ta
RORomână
agouta
a-go-u-ta
RUРусский
агоута
a-go-u-ta
SVSvenska
agouta
a-go-u-ta
SWKiswahili
agouta
a-go-u-ta
TAதமிழ்
ஆகோவூட்டா
a-go-vu-tta
TEతెలుగు
ఆగోవూటా
a-go-vu-ta
TRTürkçe
agouta
a-go-u-ta
UKУкраїнська
агоута
a-go-u-ta
VITiếng Việt
agouta
a-go-u-ta