Etymology

degu

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Today it means: Any species of the genus Octodon, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile. Full definition →

Mapudungun dewü ← Spanish degú
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromdegú
  2. Mapudungun · derived fromdewü
  3. English todaydegu

From the Mapudungun dewü, via South American Spanish degú.

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