Curupira
See also: curupira
Portuguese
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Tupi Kurupira.[1]
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -iɾɐ
- Hyphenation: Cu‧ru‧pi‧ra
Proper noun
[edit]Curupira m
- a male supernatural being in Brazilian folklore, having hair made of fire and feet turned backwards, a protector of forests
References
[edit]- ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Kurupira”, 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 245, column 2
Anagrams
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- Portuguese terms borrowed from Old Tupi
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Tupi
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/iɾɐ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/iɾɐ/4 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Mythological figures
- pt:Tupi mythology