jupará

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi îupará.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: ju‧pa‧rá

Noun

jupará m (plural juparás)

  1. kinkajou (Potos flavus)
    Synonyms: quincaju, macaco-da-meia-noite
  2. (loosely) olingo (any mammal of the genus Bassaricyon)
    Synonyms: olingo, gogó-de-sola
  3. (loosely) any mammal of the subfamily Potosinae

Usage notes

  • The gender of this Portuguese word is always masculine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “jupará-macho” for male, and “jupará-fêmea” for female.

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