ˈpäkə, ˈpakə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Portuguese & Spanish, from Tupi páca
: any of several large So. and Central American rodents of a genus ( Cuniculus ) that is closely related to Dasyprocta ; especially : a common rodent ( C. paca ) of northern So. America having a brown coat spotted with white, a hide used locally for leather, and flesh highly esteemed as food — see false paca , mountain paca
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