awatí

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Nheengatu

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Tupi abati, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aβati.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /awaˈti/
    • Rhymes: -i
    • Hyphenation: a‧wa‧tí

    Noun

    awatí (plural awatí-itá)

    1. maize; corn plant (Zea mays)
      Synonyms: awatí-iwa, awatiwasú
    2. corncob
    3. corn (maize seed)
    4. (archaic, hapax) rice
      Synonym: awatií

    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “awatí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 283
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