xibuí

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Nheengatu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi sebo'i (“leech”), from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡seβoʔi (“worm”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.buˈi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: xi‧bu‧í

Noun

xibuí (plural xibuí-itá)

  1. earthworm
  2. giant roundworm

References

  1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “xibuí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 836
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