tatú

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tatu"

Nheengatu

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Tupi tatu.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /taˈtu/
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: ta‧tú

    Noun

    tatú (plural tatú-itá)

    1. armadillo
    2. (astronomy) name of a constellation. Further details are uncertain.
    • tatu-amana
    • tatueté
    • tatuwasú
    • tatuí
    • tatú-apara
    • tatú-apekú
    • tatú-aíwa
    • tatú-kawa
    • tatú-maniiwa
    • tatú-mirĩ
    • tatú-mundé
    • tatú-paka
    • tatú-ruá
    • tatú-ruáya
    • tatú-tapuya
    • tatú-tasiwa

    References

    • Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “tatú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 741

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Paraguayan Guarani tatu. Related to Portuguese and Romanian tatu, French tatou.

    Noun

    tatú m (plural tatúes or tatús)

    1. (Bolivia, Paraguay, Rioplatense) armadillo
      Synonym: armadillo

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