ararakanga

Old Tupi

Etymology

From arara (“macaw”) +‎ akanga (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɾaɾaˈkãᵑɡa ~ ʔaɾaɾaˈkãŋa/

Noun

ararakanga

1. scarlet macaw (Ara macao)

Descendants

• → Portuguese: araracanga
  • → English: araracanga

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ararakanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 59, column 2