goanna

Etymology

A respelling in Australia of guana, from iguana. Rhyming slang sense rhyming on colloquial pronunciation 'pianner'.

noun

  1. Any of various monitor lizards native to Australia.
    I'll think of how the kids come alive walking around sandplains / reading tracks, looking for goannas, digging up witchetty grubs / collecting berries, branches of bush medicines. 2022, Meg Mooney, Northern Territory Literary Awards, page 33
  2. (Australia, rhyming slang) A piano.

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