moicano

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mohican.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mojˈkɐ̃.nu/ [moɪ̯ˈkɐ̃.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mojˈkɐ̃.nu/ [moɪ̯ˈkɐ̃.nu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mojˈkɐ.no/ [moɪ̯ˈkɐ.no]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mojˈkɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mojˈkɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mojˈka.nu/

• Hyphenation: moi‧ca‧no

Adjective

moicano (feminine moicana, masculine plural moicanos, feminine plural moicanas)

1. (ethnology) Mohican (of or pertaining to the Mohicans)

Noun

moicano m (plural moicanos, feminine moicana, feminine plural moicanas)

1. (ethnology) Mohican (indigenous people of North America)
2. (linguistics, uncountable) Mohican (extinct Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican peole)
3. Mohawk (hairstyle)

Derived terms

• o último dos moicanos