muiraquitã

Portuguese

Frog-shaped Muiraquitã.

Etymology

Borrowed from Nheengatu muirakitã, from Old Tupi ybyrakytã (“tree knot”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mu.i.ɾa.kiˈtɐ̃/ [mʊ.i.ɾa.kiˈtɐ̃], (faster pronunciation) /mwi.ɾa.kiˈtɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mwi.ɾɐ.kiˈtɐ̃/

• Hyphenation: mu‧i‧ra‧qui‧tã

Noun

muiraquitã m (plural muiraquitãs)

1. the name given to various types of old artefacts of Amazonian origin, carved in stone or wood, and representing animals or people