Meaning of labba | Babel Free

Definitions

A paca (large rodent) or its meat.

Guyana, countable, uncountable

Examples

“During the last⟳ three months, of my stay⟳, labba meat (Cœlogenys paca), which is justly looked upon as the caviare of the bush, was fairly plentiful. This was due to a small black and white dog, belonging to one of the boat hands, which hunted labba excellently; sometimes killing four or five in a morning, and once even six.”

“Game included accouries (a kind of guinea pig), water-dogs (otters), labbas (hollow cheek pacas), deer, wild hogs, mypouris (tapirs), monkeys, sloths, water haas (capybaras), armadillos, snakes, tigers, jaguars, iguanas, manatees (sea cows), etc.”

“Labba was my favourite meat. I say⟳ “was”, because that came to an end⟳ on one of my visits to Guyana.”

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