cuandu

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Portuguese[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Tupi kûandu.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.ɐ̃ˈdu/ [kʊ.ɐ̃ˈdu], (faster pronunciation) /kwɐ̃ˈdu/

  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: cu‧an‧du

Noun[edit]

cuandu m (plural cuandus)

  1. (Brazil) coendou (Coendou prehensilis)
    Synonyms: cuim, ouriço-cacheiro, porco-espinho-brasileiro

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kûandu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 235, column 2

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