cooter

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkutɚ/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Gullah cootuh (“turtle”), from an African language, e.g. Bambara kuta (“turtle”). Attested in English from the 19th century. ==== Noun ==== cooter (plural cooters) A freshwater turtle of the eastern United States of the genus Pseudemys. A box turtle. (slang) A redneck. ==== See also ==== Cooter Brown === Etymology 2 === Uncertain. Possibly identical to Etymology 1, above; compare clam, beaver. Alternatively, compare cooch from hootchy-kootchy. ==== Noun ==== cooter (plural cooters) (colloquial) Vagina or vulva. === Etymology 3 === See couter. ==== Noun ==== cooter (plural cooters) Alternative form of couter (“a sovereign (coin)”). === References ===