catupiry

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Catupiry

Alternative forms

Etymology

Genericization from the trademark Catupiry. The name was coined in 1911, from Old Tupi katupyryb (“very good”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: ca‧tu‧pi‧ry

Noun

catupiry m (usually uncountable, plural catupirys)

  1. a soft ricotta-like cheese that can be spread over toasts, crackers and bread buns or used in cooking

References

  1. ^ “Nossa História”, in Catupiry‎ (in Portuguese), São Paulo, 2024 December 16 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2024-08-03
  2. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Catupiri”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 556, column 2

Further reading

  • “catupiry”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
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