catupiry
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Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- catupiri (misspelling)
Etymology
[edit]Genericization from the trademark Catupiry. The name comes from Old Tupi katupyryb (“excellent”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: ca‧tu‧pi‧ry
Noun
[edit]catupiry m (plural catupirys)
- a soft ricotta-like cheese that can be spread over toasts, crackers and bread buns or used in cooking
Further reading
[edit]- “catupiry”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
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- Portuguese terms borrowed from Old Tupi
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Tupi
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
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- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese terms spelled with Y
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