itaaoba

Old Tupi

Etymology

From itá (“metal”) +‎ aoba (“clothes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˌta.aˈɔ.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -ɔβa
• Hyphenation: i‧tá‧a‧o‧ba

Noun

itaaoba (possessable)

1. (Late Tupi, hapax) body armor

   Coordinate terms: amynyîuaoba, amynyîuaopoanama

Derived terms

• *itaaob
• itaaoba monhangara

 

References

• anonymous author (1622) “Armas brancas deffenciuas”, 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 41: “Itaaoba.”