tegu
/ˈteɪɡuː/noun
tegu is spelled T-E-G-U: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tegu means “Any of the South American lizards of the families Teiidae and Gymnophthalmidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tegu is tegus.
How many letters and syllables are in tegu?
| Letters | 4: T-E-G-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tegu?
Tegu appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tegu?
- /ˈteɪɡuː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tegu.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tegu
- tegus plural
- teju
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tegu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the South American lizards of the families Teiidae and Gymnophthalmidae.
- 2
In particular, any member of the genus Tupinambis, which is sometimes kept as a pet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tegu in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lizard of the genus Tupinambis:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does tegu come from?
From teguexin, from Nahuatl tecoixin (“lizard”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).