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pirawasú

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Nheengatu

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Pirawasú-kunhã i membira irumu ta uwitá paranawasú upé.

Etymology

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From pirá +‎ -wasú.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [piˌɾa.waˈsu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧wa‧sú

Noun

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pirawasú (plural pirawasú-itá)

  1. (archaic) whale
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References

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  • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “pirawasú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 610