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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi karapa'ná.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃
- Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧pa‧nã
Adjective
carapanã m or f (plural carapanãs)
- relating to the Carapanã or to the language (South American indigenous group)
Noun
carapanã m (plural carapanãs)
- language, from the toucan family, spoken by the Carapanã
- (North Brazil) mosquito