Nheengatu

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Etymology

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From yakaré (caiman) +‎ -wasú (big).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ja.ka.re.waˈsu/, [ja.kaˌɾɛ.waˈsu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ya‧ka‧re‧wa‧sú

Noun

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yakarewasú

  1. black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

Descendants

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  • Brazilian Portuguese: jacaré-açu

References

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  1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “yakarewasú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 843