tucano

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Galician

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Etymology

    Borrowed from Portuguese tucano, borrowed from Old Tupi tukana, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn, from Proto-Tupian *jɨokãn.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    tucano m (plural tucanos)

    1. toucan

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    Etymology

      Borrowed from Portuguese tucano, borrowed from Old Tupi tukana, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn, from Proto-Tupian *jɨokãn.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /tuˈka.no/
      • Rhymes: -ano
      • Hyphenation: tu‧cà‧no

      Adjective

      tucano (feminine tucana, masculine plural tucani, feminine plural tucane)

      1. Tucanoan

      Noun

      tucano m (plural tucani)

      1. toucan

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      Portuguese

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      Etymology

        Borrowed from Old Tupi tukana.

        Pronunciation

         
         

        Noun

        tucano m (plural tucanos)

        1. toucan (any bird from the family Ramphastidae)

        Usage notes

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

        Derived terms

        Noun

        tucano m (plural tucanos, feminine tucana, feminine plural tucanas)

        1. member of the Tucano people
        2. (Brazil, politics, often derogatory) a person who supports or is affiliated to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), whose mascot is a toucan
          Synonym: PSDBista

        Noun

        tucano m (uncountable)

        1. Tucano language

        Adjective

        tucano (feminine tucana, masculine plural tucanos, feminine plural tucanas) (relational)

        1. Tucano
        2. (Brazil, politics, often derogatory) of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party
          Synonym: PSDBista

        Descendants

        • English: Tucano
        • Galician: tucano m
        • Italian: tucano m
        • Nheengatu: tukanu
        • Spanish: tucano m

        References

        Spanish

        Etymology

        Named after the Tucano people, whose name itself is from Tucano.

        Adjective

        tucano (feminine tucana, masculine plural tucanos, feminine plural tucanas)

        1. Tucanoan