yakarewasú

Nheengatu

Etymology

    From yakaré (“caiman”) +‎ -wasú (“big”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ja.ka.re.waˈsu/, [ja.kaˌɾɛ.waˈsu]
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: ya‧ka‧re‧wa‧sú

    Noun

    yakarewasú (plural yakarewasú-itá)

    1. black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

    Descendants

    • → Brazilian Portuguese: jacaré-açu

    References

    1. ^ Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “yakarewasú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 843
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