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pecuary

pecuary noun: the raising of livestock, as practiced in Brazil.

Noun

pecuary (uncountable)

  1. The raising of livestock, as practiced in Brazil.

Origin of pecuary

Borrowed from Portuguese pecuária.

Questions about pecuary

What does pecuary mean?
Pecuary means the raising of livestock, as practiced in Brazil.
What part of speech is pecuary?
Pecuary is a noun.

Words near pecuary in the dictionary

  1. pectunculi
  2. pectunculus
  3. pectus
  4. pectus carinatum
  5. pectus excavatum
  6. pecuary
  7. pecul
  8. peculate
  9. peculated
  10. peculates
  11. peculating

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