tapuia

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi tapuîa.[1]

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ujɐ
  • Hyphenation: ta‧pui‧a

Adjective

tapuia m or f (plural tapuias) (Brazil)

  1. (umbrella term) non-Tupi indigenous
  2. (derogatory) rude, ignorant

Noun

tapuia m or f (plural tapuias) (Brazil)

  1. (umbrella term, historical) a non-Tupi native of Brazil, usually of the Jê ethnicity, which inhabited the interior (non-coastal) areas of what is now Brazil
  2. (derogatory) a native who, subordinated to whites, lost part of his or her own culture
  3. (derogatory) caboclo, a person of mixed white and indigenous ethnicity
  4. (North Brazil, nautical) a type of river vessel, with a flat bottom, open mouth and planked hull, used for fishing and transportation

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “tapuîa”, 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 464, column 1
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