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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Tupi îakûasu.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaˌku.aˈsu/, /ʒa.ku.aˈsu/ [ʒa.kʊ.aˈsu], (faster pronunciation) /ʒa.kwaˈsu/

  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ja‧cu‧a‧çu

Noun

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jacuaçu m (plural jacuaçus)

  1. (Brazil) dusky-legged guan (Penelope obscura)

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îakûasu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 156, column 1