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pitiú

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Nheengatu

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Tupi pyti'u.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /pitiˈu/, (Rio Negro) [pi.tiˈu], [pi.t͡ʃiˈu]
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: pi‧ti‧ú

    Adjective

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    pitiú

    1. stenchy; stinky

    Noun

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    pitiú (plural pitiú-itá)

    1. stench from fish or eggs
    2. stench from sweating
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    Descendants

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    • Brazilian Portuguese: pitiú

    References

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    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “pitiú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 621

    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Nheengatu pitiú, from Old Tupi pyti'u.

      Pronunciation

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      • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.t͡ʃiˈu/ [pi.t͡ʃɪˈu], (faster pronunciation) /piˈt͡ʃju/

      • Rhymes: -u
      • Hyphenation: pi‧ti‧ú

      Noun

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      pitiú m (usually uncountable, plural pitiús) (Amazonas, Pará, colloquial)

      1. the distinctive odor of fish or raw eggs
        • 2024 August 8, Venceslau Borlina Filho, “3 dias em Belém: veja roteiro para desbravar a capital do Pará, sede da COP30”, in Folha de S.Paulo[1]:
          O pitiú (cheiro semelhante a peixe e maresia) é intenso, mas faz parte da vivência amazônica.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      2. stench, stink
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      Further reading

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