tatou
See also: tātou
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old Tupi tatu (“armadillo”), possibly via French. Compare tatouay.
Noun
edittatou (plural tatous)
Anagrams
editFrench
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittatou m (plural tatous)
- armadillo
- Synonym: cachicame
- Hypernyms: édenté, xénarthre
- Hyponyms: tatou à neuf bandes, tatou géant
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “tatou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “tatou” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
Paronyms
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editRapa Nui
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Pronoun
edittatou
- First person plural inclusive
- we (we including you)
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- fr:Armadillos
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