mamãu
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Nheengatu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese mamão.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mamãu (plural mamãu-itá)
- papaya (fruit of the papaya tree)
- 1938 [1872], Charles Frederick Hartt, “Notas sobre a lingua geral, ou tupí moderno do Amazonas”, in Anais da Biblioteca Nacional do Rio de Janeiro[1], volume LI, Rio de Janeiro: M. E. S. Serviço Gráfico, Frases (section II), page 378, line 820:
- kuaá mamáun tearún uán, itauá uán oikó.
- This papaya is already ripe, it's yellow.
Derived terms
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- Nheengatu terms borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese
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- Rhymes:Nheengatu/ãw
- Rhymes:Nheengatu/ãw/2 syllables
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- yrl:Fruits