Old Tupi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, devil's fire. Coined by Jesuits in the 16th century.[1]

Noun

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anhanga ratá (unpossessable)

  1. (Christianity, Late Tupi) hell

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Anhanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 39, column 2