araponga

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese araponga, from Old Tupi gûyrapunga.[1]

Noun

araponga (plural arapongas)

  1. Synonym of bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)

References

  1. ^ “araponga”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi gûyraponga. The lost of the initial syllabe was possibly influenced by other bird names starting with "ara-", like arara and araçari.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -õɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: a‧ra‧pon‧ga

Noun

araponga f (plural arapongas)(Brazil)

  1. bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)
    Synonyms: ferreiro, ferrador, pássaro-campana
  2. (broadly) bellbird (any bird in the genus Procnias)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: araponga
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