cooter
See also: Cooter
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkutɚ/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Gullah cootuh (“turtle”), from an African language, e.g. Bambara kuta (“turtle”).
Noun
cooter (plural cooters)
- A freshwater turtle of the eastern United States of the genus Pseudemus.
- The box turtle.
- (slang) A redneck.
See also
Etymology 2
Compare cooch.
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