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- [too-kan, -kahn, too-kahn]
- /ˈtu kæn, -kɑn, tuˈkɑn/
- /ˈtuː.kən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [too-kan, -kahn, too-kahn]
- /ˈtu kæn, -kɑn, tuˈkɑn/
Definitions of toucan word
- noun toucan any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill. 1
- noun toucan (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Tucana. 1
- noun toucan tropical bird 1
- countable noun toucan A toucan is a South American bird with a large brightly-coloured beak. 0
- noun toucan any tropical American arboreal fruit-eating bird of the family Ramphastidae, having a large brightly coloured bill with serrated edges and a bright plumage 0
- noun toucan any of a family (Ramphastidae) of brightly colored, fruit-eating piciform birds of tropical America, distinguished by a very large beak 0
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Origin of toucan
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; < French < Portuguese tucano < Tupi tucan (imitative of its cry)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Toucan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
toucan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% 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".
toucan usage trend in Literature
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