tucupi

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tucupi.

Noun

tucupi (uncountable)

  1. A yellow sauce made from wild manioc root.

Portuguese

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Bottles of Tucupi
Tucupi for sale at a fair.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi tiku'pir.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: tu‧cu‧pi

Noun

tucupi m (plural tucupis)

  1. (cooking) tucupi (yellow sauce made from wild manioc root)
    • 2024 August 8, Venceslau Borlina Filho, “3 dias em Belém: veja roteiro para desbravar a capital do Pará, sede da COP30”, in Folha de S.Paulo:
      Não deixe de comer um filé de filhote, peixe típico amazônico. Também são servidos pirarucu, dourada e pescada, entre outros. Quase tudo com jambu e tucupi.
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