gibnut

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gibnut

/ˈɡɪbnʌt/ UK
/ˈɡɪbˌnʌt/ US

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Borrowed from Belizean Creole gibnat, gibnut, givnat, from Miskito ibina, ibihna, ibinha.

noun gibnuts

Belize A paca (“a large rodent of the genus Cuniculus native to Central America and South America, which has dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides”). The woods abound in game and wild animals, the small red deer, ten varieties of wild hog, the peccary (Dicotyles labiatus) and waree (a mere variety), the paca (Cœlogenys subnigra), a burrowing animal locally called gibbonet or gibnut, considered good eating; [...]
Similar: gibbonet, jungle rat, royal rat

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"gibnut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gibnut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"gibnut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gibnut.

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@misc{gibnut_2026,
  title = {gibnut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gibnut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}