Tijuca

Translingual

Etymology

    Coined by French naturalist specialized in malacology André Étienne d'Audebert de Férussac in 1829, from Portuguese Tijuca.[1] Displaced by Lipaugus.

    Proper noun

    Tijuca f

    1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cotingidae.

    References

    1. ^ Tijuca protologue at the Biodiversity Heritage Library
    • Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tujuk
    Old Tupi tuîukabor.
    Portuguese Tijuca

      Borrowed from Old Tupi tuîuka (“swamp”),[1] originally referring to Lagoa da Tijuca. Doublet of Tijucas and Tijuco.

      Pronunciation

       

      • Rhymes: -ukɐ
      • Hyphenation: Ti‧ju‧ca

      Proper noun

      Tijuca f

      1. a neighborhood of Zona Norte district, Rio de Janeiro municipality, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

      Derived terms

      • Barra da Tijuca
      • Floresta da Tijuca
      • Lagoa da Tijuca
      • Maciço da Tijuca
      • Nova Tijuca
      • tijucano

      Descendants

      • → Translingual: Tijuca

      References

      1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “Tijuca”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 602, column 2
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