viscacha Syllabification: (vis·ca·cha)Pronunciation: /viˈskäCHə/Definition of viscacha noun a large South American burrowing rodent of the chinchilla family, sometimes hunted for its fur and flesh. Genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, family Chinchillidae: four species Origin: early 17th century: via Spanish from Quechua (h)uiscachaviscacha in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of viscacha in the British & World English dictionary
