tutano

Portuguese

Etymology

From an imitative base *tut. See also Spanish tuétano.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuˈtɐ̃.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuˈtɐ.no/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈtɐ.nu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈta.nu/

Hyphenation: tu‧ta‧no

Noun

tutano m (plural tutanos)

marrow (substance inside bones)
Synonym: medula
(figuratively) core, heart, essence
(figuratively) courage, capacity

Further reading

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