carapanã

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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)

  1. relating to the Carapanã or to the language (South American indigenous group)

Noun

carapanã m (plural carapanãs)

  1. language, from the toucan family, spoken by the Carapanã
  2. (North Brazil) mosquito