Nheengatu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Tupi sebo'i (leech), from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡seβoʔi (worm).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃi.buˈi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: xi‧bu‧í

Noun

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xibuí

  1. earthworm
  2. giant roundworm
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References

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  1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Ávila (2021) “xibuí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 836