mandubi

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

  • mundubi, munduí

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *manuβi.

    Cognate with Mbya Guarani and Paraguayan Guarani manduvi.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mã.ⁿduˈβi/, [mã.ⁿduˈβ̞i]
    • Rhymes: -i
    • Hyphenation: ma‧ndu‧bi

    Noun

    mandubi (unpossessable)

    1. peanut (Arachis hypogaea)

    Descendants

    • Nheengatu: mandubí
    • → Portuguese: mandubi, mendubi, mendubim, amendoim

    Further reading

    Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    • mendubi, mendubim

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Old Tupi mandubi. Doublet of amendoim.

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.duˈbi/
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.duˈbi/ [mɐ̃.duˈβi]

    Noun

    mandubi m (plural mandubis)

    1. (Brazil, regional) synonym of amendoim

    Further reading

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