tamanduá
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Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Tupi tamandûá (“ant hunter”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]tamanduá m (plural tamanduás)
- anteater (any of several New World mammals in suborder Vermilingua)
- (Brazil, slang) a great lie
- (Brazil, slang) a difficult situation
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]tamanduá m or f by sense (plural tamanduás)
References
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- Southern Brazilian Portuguese
- pt:Anteaters and sloths