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- [key-muh n]
- /ˈkeɪ mən/
- /ˈkeɪ.mən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [key-muh n]
- /ˈkeɪ mən/
Definitions of cayman word
- noun cayman any tropical American crocodilian of the genus Caiman and related genera, similar to alligators but with a more heavily armoured belly: family Alligatoridae (alligators, etc) 3
- abbreviation CAYMAN caiman 3
- abbreviation CAYMAN caiman. 1
- noun plural cayman any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered. 1
- noun cayman Alternative spelling of caiman. 1
- noun cayman small alligator 1
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Origin of cayman
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Spanish caimán < Carib
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cayman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cayman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cayman usage trend in Literature
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