cupim

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi kupi’ĩ.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈpĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈpĩ/

• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: cu‧pim

Noun

cupim m (plural cupins)

1. (Brazil) termite

   Synonym: térmite

Further reading

• “cupim”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “cupim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024