Abarebebé

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• Abaré-bebé

Etymology

From abaré (“priest”) +‎ bebé (“flying”), literally “flying priest”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.βaˌɾɛ.βɛˈβɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: A‧ba‧re‧be‧bé

Proper noun

Abarebebé

1. nickname given to the priest Leonardo Nunes for the extreme speed with which he carried out his missionary journeys

Descendants

• → Portuguese: Abarebebê

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Abaré-bebé”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 8, column 1