n.
Pronunciation: ' pä-k ə , ' pa-
Function: noun
Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi páka
Date: 1657
: either of two large nocturnal chiefly Central and So. American rodents ( Agouti paca syn. Cuniculus paca and A. taczanowskii syn. C. taczanowskii ) that typically have a white-spotted brownish coat
paca