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- [key-yoo-guh, kahy-]
- /keɪˈyu gə, kaɪ-/
- /keɪˈuːɡə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [key-yoo-guh, kahy-]
- /keɪˈyu gə, kaɪ-/
Definitions of cayuga word
- noun cayuga a member of a Native American people (one of the Iroquois peoples) formerly living around Cayuga Lake 3
- noun cayuga the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family 3
- noun cayuga a member of a North American Indian people that lived around Cayuga Lake and now lives also in N.Y., Okla., and Ontario 3
- noun cayuga the Iroquoian language of this people 3
- noun plural cayuga a member of a tribe of North American Indians, the smallest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy. 1
- noun plural cayuga the dialect of the Seneca language spoken by the Cayuga. 1
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Origin of cayuga
First appearance:
before 1735 One of the 48% newest English words
1735-45, Americanism; < Cayuga *kayo·kwę, name of a 17th-century village; compare Cayuga kayokwęhó˙nǫʔ Cayuga (people) (or < a related form in another N Iroquoian language)
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Parts of speech for Cayuga
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cayuga popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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