Old Tupi edit

Etymology edit

From tatu (armadillo) +‎ peb (flat) +‎ -a.[1]

Noun edit

tatupeba (unpossessable)

  1. six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)

Descendants edit

  • Portuguese: tatupeba

References edit

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “tatupeba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 468, column 1