Metarakanga

Old Tupi

Metarakanga

Alternative forms

Historical spellings
VLB (1624)	Metaracãga

Etymology

From metara (“tembetá”) +‎ akanga (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛˌta.ɾaˈkã.ŋa]
• Rhymes: -ãŋa
• Hyphenation: Me‧ta‧ra‧ka‧nga

Proper noun

Metarakanga

1. a monolithic mountain in São Vicente Captaincy, equivalent to modern-day Pedra da Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Descendants

• → Portuguese: Metaracanga (learned)

References

• anonymous author (1622) “Gauea, certo penedo do Rio de Ianeiro”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 147: “Metaracãga [Metarakanga]”