suaçuapara

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi sûasuapara, although it probably referred to a different species.

Cognate with Nheengatu suasú-apara.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.a.su.aˈpa.ɾɐ/ [sʊ.a.sʊ.aˈpa.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /swa.swaˈpa.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.a.su.aˈpa.ɾɐ/ [sʊ.a.sʊ.aˈpa.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /swa.swaˈpa.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.a.su.aˈpa.ɾa/ [sʊ.a.sʊ.aˈpa.ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /swa.swaˈpa.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /swɐ.swɐˈpa.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: su‧a‧çu‧a‧pa‧ra

Noun

suaçuapara m (plural suaçuaparas)

1. white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus, a deer of the Americas)

   Synonyms: cariacu, veado-de-cauda-branca