Old Tupi

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pirauruku

Etymology

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    From pirá (fish) +‎ uruku (achiote).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [piˌɾa.u.ɾuˈku]
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: pi‧rá‧u‧ru‧ku

    Noun

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    pirauruku (unpossessable)

    1. (North Tupi, hapax) arapaima (Arapaima gigas)[2]

    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pirauruku”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 387, column 2
    2. ^ Christovão de Lisboa (c. 1631) Historia dos animaes e arvores do Maranhão [History of Maranhão's animals and trees]‎[1] (overall work in Portuguese), Lisbon, page 175v:Pira urucu [Pirauruku]