tukumàhok

Guajajára

FWOTD – 12 February 2015

Etymology

From tukumá (“tucuma palm”) +‎ hok (“bug”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.ku.mə.ˈhɔk/

Noun

tukumàhok

1. a larva that grows inside coconuts

References

• Carl Harrison, Carole Harrison (2013) Dicionário Guajajara-Português (in Guajajára), Brasil: SIL, page 149