taturana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi tataûrana.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɐnɐ

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ta.tuˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ta.tuˈɾɐ.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ.tuˈɾɐ.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ.tuˈɾa.nɐ/

Noun

taturana f (plural taturanas)

moth caterpillar with stinging hair

Further reading

“taturana”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“taturana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026