tanajura

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Portuguese

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi tanayu'ra. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -uɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: ta‧na‧ju‧ra

Noun

tanajura f (plural tanajuras)

  1. (Brazil) leaf-cutter ant (any ant in the genus Atta)
    Synonyms: içá, saúva
  2. (Brazil, strictly) leaf-cutter ant queen
  3. (Brazil, colloquial, humorous) a woman with big buttocks

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