moretĩ

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Old Tupi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *muriti.[1]

Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní mburiti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɔ.ɾɛˈtĩ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: mo‧re‧tĩ

Noun

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moretĩ (unpossessable)

  1. moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa)
    Synonym: meriti'yba
  2. the fruit of the moriche palm

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais[1] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

Further reading

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