ygarusu

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Old Tupi

Etymology

From ygara (canoe) +‎ -usu (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: y‧ga‧ru‧su

Noun

ygarusu (possessable)

  1. (Late Tupi) ship (large water craft)
    • 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, “”, in ; republished as Armando Cardoso, compiler, Doutrina Cristã: Catecismo brasílico, volume 1, São Paulo: Loyola, 1992, →ISBN, page 212, line 33:
      Oñemombeúpe abá guarininamo osó janondé, ygarusúpe oári janondé?
      [Onhemombe'upe abá gûarinĩnamo o só îanondé, ygarusupe o 'ary îanondé?]
      Does someone confess themselves before going to war, before boarding a ship?

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: Igarassu, Igaraçu

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