tamandûá

Old Tupi
tamandûá

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ta.mã.ˈⁿdwa/

Noun

tamandûá

  1. anteater
    • 1999, José de Anchieta, Teatro de Anchieta (play, in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Martins Fontes, page 62:
      Akó xe îubykarûera, tataûrana, tamandûá…!
      That is the one who strangled me, a stinging caterpillar, an anteater!

Descendants
  • ⇒ Portuguese: tamanduá

References
  • Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013) Dicionário do Tupi Antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil, São Paulo: Global
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