panapaná

See also: panapanã

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely from Old Tupi panama (“butterfly”). Cognate with Paraguayan Guarani panambi, Eastern Bolivian Guarani panapana, Cocama panama, Omagua panama and Sirionó ana ana

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.na.paˈna/

  • Hyphenation: pa‧na‧pa‧ná

Noun

panapaná m (plural panapanás)

  1. (Brazil) flight (collective term for butterfly)
  2. (Brazil) a butterfly

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