caeté

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Tupi ka'aeté

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.eˈtɛ/, /ka.ɛˈtɛ/, /kajˈtɛ/ [kaɪ̯ˈtɛ]

  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: ca‧e‧té

Noun

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caeté m (plural caetés)

  1. (Brazil) common name of various plants in the order Zingiberales, namely from the families Cannaceae and Marantaceae
  2. (Brazil) primeval forest; virgin forest

Derived terms

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Noun

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caeté m or f by sense (plural caetés)

  1. Caeté (a member of the Caeté people)

Adjective

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caeté m or f (plural caetés, not comparable)

  1. (relational) of the Caeté people

Further reading

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