Old Tupi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruku, from Proto-Tupian *ɨrʲuku.[1]

    Cognate with Guaraní uruku.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

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    uruku (unpossessable)

    1. achiote (Bixa orellana)

    Noun

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    uruku (possessable)

    1. achiote (orange-red dye obtained from the anchiote seed)
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    Descendants

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    • Nheengatu: urukú
    • Portuguese: urucum, urucu

    References

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    1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB

    Further reading

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