pinhã

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Historical spellings 
VLB (1622) pinhã

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pinhão (“pine nut”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pijã/, [pĩˈɲã]
  • Rhymes: -ã
  • Hyphenation: pi‧nhã

Noun

pinhã (unpossessable) (Late Tupi)

  1. (hapax legomenon) pine nut
    Synonym: kuri (Língua Geral Paulista)

Derived terms

  • pinhã'yba

References

  • anonymous author (1622), “Pinhão”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 78: “Pinhã”

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