boitatá

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi mba'etatá[1].

Proper noun

boitatá m (plural boitatás)

  1. (Brazil) term used to designate the will o' the wisp phenomenon and, from this deriving, some mythical entities.

References
  1. Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013
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