pyelapo

Yao (South America)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *pɨropɨ (“chest”); compare Apalaí puropu, Kari'na ỳpopu, Trió pïropï, hropï, Akawaio pïropo, Ye'kwana dojü.

Noun

pyelapo

1. chest (body part)

Further reading

• de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 643