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Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *irakô (“bullet ant”). Compare Trió irakë, Wayana ilak, Ye'kwana yaakö, Akawaio ira', Pemon irak.
Pronunciation
Noun
irako (possessed irakory)
- the greater giant hunting ant, Dinoponera gigantea
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 277
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “iŕako”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 183; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 178