ameraba

Portuguese

Etymology

Blend of América (“America”) +‎ Old Tupi abá (“man”). Coined by Henrique George Hurley.[1] A more accurate adaptation would be *amerabá.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɨˈɾa.bɐ/ [ɐ.mɨˈɾa.βɐ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧me‧ra‧ba

Noun

ameraba m (plural amerabas)

  1. (uncommon) Amerindian
    Synonyms: amerígena, ameríncola, ameríndio

References

  1. ^ “ameraba”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Further reading

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