caeté
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Tupi ka'aeté
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛ
- Hyphenation: ca‧e‧té
Noun edit
caeté m (plural caetés)
- (Brazil) common name of various plants in the order Zingiberales, namely from the families Cannaceae and Marantaceae
- (Brazil) primeval forest; virgin forest
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
caeté m or f by sense (plural caetés)
- Caeté (a member of the Caeté people)
Adjective edit
caeté m or f (plural caetés, not comparable)
- (relational) of the Caeté people
Further reading edit
- “caeté” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “caeté” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “caeté” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “caeté” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.