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iperú

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Nheengatu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Tupi yperu or iperu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [i.peˈɾu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: i‧pe‧rú

Noun

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iperú (plural iperú-itá)

  1. shark
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References

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  • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “iperú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 331