Definition of COOTER

cooter

Meanings

Plural: cooters

Noun

  • large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico
  • A freshwater turtle of the eastern United States of the genus Pseudemys.
  • A box turtle.
  • A redneck.
  • Vagina or vulva.
  • Alternative form of couter (“a sovereign (coin)”).

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Gullah cootuh (“turtle”), from an African language, e.g. Bambara kuta (“turtle”). Attested in English from the 19th century.

Synonyms

Pseudemys concinna, river cooter

Scrabble Score: 8

cooter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cooter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cooter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

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