A Scottish or informal term for a guinea pig or a cavy.
A diminutive or colloquial shortening of 'cavy,' which itself comes from the Tupi word 'cabiai' via Portuguese and Spanish colonial languages. This regional variant is primarily used in Scottish English.
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