Tagûaíba

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ta.ɡʷaˈi.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -iβa
  • Hyphenation: Ta‧gûa‧í‧ba

Proper noun

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Tagûaíba

  1. an evil spirit from Tupian mythology
    • 1618, Antônio de Araújo, chapter VI, in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica [], Livro Sexto do Confessionário [ ] (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, page 102v:
      28.p.Erecîquîjpe Anhanga, tagoaîba, curupira Iarupari, coipoteõ abáçupe?
      [Eresykyîpe Anhanga, Tagûaíba, Kurupira, Îurupari koîpó te'õ abá supé?]
      Had you summoned Anhanga, Taguaíba, Curupira, Jurupari or the death of someone?

Derived terms

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