yakarewasú

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Nheengatu

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Etymology

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From yakaré (“caiman”) +‎ -wasú (“big”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ja.ka.re.waˈsu/, [ja.kaˌɾɛ.waˈsu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ya‧ka‧re‧wa‧sú

Noun

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yakarewasú

  1. black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

Descendants

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  • → Brazilian Portuguese: jacaré-açu

References

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  1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Ávila (2021) “yakarewasú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 843
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