jupará

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi îupará.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.paˈɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒu.pɐˈɾa/

• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ju‧pa‧rá

Noun

jupará m (plural juparás)

1. kinkajou (Potos flavus)

   Synonyms: quincaju, macaco-da-meia-noite

2. (broadly) olingo (any mammal of the genus Bassaricyon)

   Synonyms: olingo, gogó-de-sola

3. (broadly) any mammal of the subfamily Potosinae

Usage notes

• The gender of this Portuguese word is always masculine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “jupará-macho” for male, and “jupará-fêmea” for female.

Further reading

• jupará on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• “jupará” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “jupará” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.