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Old Tupi
Etymology
From atá (“fire”) + un (“black”) + ran (“like”) + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.tawˈɾã.na/
- Rhymes: -ãna
- Hyphenation: ta‧taû‧ra‧na
Noun
tataûrana (unpossessable)
- moth caterpillar with stinging hair
1999, José de Anchieta, Teatro de Anchieta (play; overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Martins Fontes, page 62:Akó xe îubykarûera, tataûrana, tamandûá…!- That is the one who strangled me, a stinging caterpillar, an anteater…!
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