moicano

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Mohican.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mojˈkɐ̃.nu/ [moɪ̯ˈkɐ̃.nu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mojˈkɐ.no/ [moɪ̯ˈkɐ.no]
 

  • Hyphenation: moi‧ca‧no

Adjective

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moicano (feminine moicana, masculine plural moicanos, feminine plural moicanas)

  1. (ethnology) Mohican (of or pertaining to the Mohicans)

Noun

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moicano m (plural moicanos, feminine moicana, feminine plural moicanas)

  1. (ethnology) Mohican (indigenous people of North America)
  2. (linguistics, uncountable) Mohican (extinct Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican peole)
  3. Mohawk (hairstyle)

Derived terms

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