muiraquitã

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Portuguese[edit]

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Frog-shaped Muiraquitã.

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Nheengatu muirakitã, from Old Tupi ybyrakytã (“tree knot”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mu.i.ɾa.kiˈtɐ̃/ [mʊ.i.ɾa.kiˈtɐ̃], (faster pronunciation) /mwi.ɾa.kiˈtɐ̃/

  • Hyphenation: mu‧i‧ra‧qui‧tã

Noun[edit]

muiraquitã m (plural muiraquitãs)

  1. the name given to various types of old artefacts of Amazonian origin, carved in stone or wood, and representing animals or people
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