sambaqui

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese sambaqui.

Noun

sambaqui (plural sambaquis)

1. (archaeology) The remains of a midden containing mostly seashells

Anagrams

• Abu Qasim

Portuguese

Etymology

From a Tupi-Guarani language, meaning 'shell mound'. Apparently from tamba (shell) + ki (mound). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃.baˈki/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃.bɐˈki/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: sam‧ba‧qui

Noun

sambaqui m (plural sambaquis)

1. (archaeology, Brazil) sambaqui

   Synonym: (Portugal) concheiro

Derived terms

• sambaquiano
• sambaquieiro

 

Descendants

• → English: sambaqui

References

• “sambaqui”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “sambaqui”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “sambaqui”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “sambaqui”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024