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# guinea

noun (a guinea, guineas); part of names (guinea pig, Guinea, New Guinea)

«guinea» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Guinea is most often heard in «guinea pig», a small furry pet rodent with no tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#m1)
2. A guinea pig can also mean a person used to test something new: Be my guinea pig for this recipe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#m2)
3. A guinea was an old British gold coin worth a little more than a pound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#m3)
4. Guinea (capital G) is a country in West Africa; Papua New Guinea and Equatorial Guinea are other countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science and pet-care lessons, guinea pigs are rodents, not pigs, and not from Guinea; they come from South America, need hay, fresh vegetables, vitamin C and company of other guinea pigs. In everyday speech, being a «guinea pig» means trying something out first. In geography: Guinea is in Africa, New Guinea is a big island north of Australia. Phrases: guinea pig, guinea fowl.

### Examples

- Our class has two guinea pigs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x1)
- A guinea pig is a rodent, not a pig. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x2)
- Guinea pigs love fresh hay and carrots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x3)
- I was the guinea pig for Mum's new soup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x4)
- Guinea is a country in West Africa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x5)
- A guinea was an old British coin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x6)
- Papua New Guinea is north of Australia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x7)
- Guinea pigs squeak when they are excited. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x8)
- ‘There is a guinea for you,’ said he; ‘go and bring her here.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/#x9)

### Note

Pronounced GIN-ee (like «skinny» without the sk). Lower case in guinea pig; capital G for countries. A guinea pig is neither a pig nor from Guinea.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «guinea» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinea/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«guinea» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/guinea.html) on Mova free.