chirifuá

Arua

Etymology

From chirí with an unknown second element (see dacú-fuá for a discussion of this second element), ultimately from Proto-Arawa *shire.

Noun

chirifuá

1. turtle

References

• Chandless, W. (1869) “Notes of a Journey up the River Juruá”, in The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, volume 39, pages 296-311.