Entry:seavaune

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Tovasala

seavaune
Multi-letter group A–E F–J K–O P–T U–Z
Alphabetical position A B CH D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z
Alphabetical group P R S T

seavaune ns, seavauno m, seavauna f, seavaunous(e/o/a) du, seavaunes/seavaun(o/a)s pl 1 / 1a iii a [/siː.vɔn/; sea•vaune (2 syll.)] Borrowed [After Cheyenne seávóneškeChief Dull Knife College's Cheyenne–English Dictionary.]

1 : groundhog, woodchuck
Notably associated with Groundhog Day (Seavaundième), and the American tongue twister "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck?" (Sivelattsaum suflaistabilat seavaungune?, or "How much paint can a groundhog blow?").

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Added on: 2021-08-28, 02:25View semantic data