matamatá
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Nheengatu
Etymology
Inherited from Old Tupi matamatá.
Noun
matamatá (plural matamatá-itá)
- matamata (Chelus fimbriata)
- tree of the species Eschweilera coriacea
Derived terms
References
- Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “matamatá”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, , page 461
Old Tupi
Noun
matamatá (unpossessable)
- (North Tupi, hapax) matamata (Chelus fimbriata)
Descendants
References
- Christovão de Lisboa (c. 1631) Historia dos animaes e arvores do Maranhão [History of Maranhão's animals and trees] (overall work in Portuguese), Lisbon, page 174v
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “matamatá”, 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 265, column 2
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi matamatá.
Pronunciation
Noun
matamatá m (plural matamatás) (Brazil)
- matamata (Chelus fimbriata)
- Synonym: tartaruga-matamatá
- tree of the species Eschweilera coriacea