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chuckwalla


chuck·wal·la

noun \ˈchək-ˌwä-lə\

Definition of CHUCKWALLA

: a large herbivorous lizard (Sauromalus obesus) of the iguana family of desert regions of the southwestern United States
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Variants of CHUCKWALLA

chuck·wal·la or chuck·a·wal·la \ˈchə-kə-ˌwä-lə\

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Origin of CHUCKWALLA

American Spanish chacahuala, from Cahuilla (Uto-Aztecan language of southeast California) čáxwal
First Known Use: 1893

Rhymes with CHUCKWALLA

cantala, cicala, corolla, halala, koala, Lingala, marsala, Messala, nyala, tambala, Uppsala

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