mamute
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French mammouth (“mammoth”), from Russian мамант (mamant), possibly from Mansi.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈmu.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈmu.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈmu.tɨ/
- Hyphenation: ma‧mu‧te
Noun
mamute m (plural mamutes)
- mammoth (elephant-like mammal)
Related terms
- mamutesco
- mamutídeo
See also
Further reading
- “mamute”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “mamute”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026