Tattu

Hunsrik

Etymology

    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tatu, borrowed from Old Tupi tatu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tatu, from Proto-Tupian *jat͡sju.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtʰatu/
    • Rhymes: -atu
    • Syllabification: Tat‧tu

    Noun

    Tattu m (plural Tattus)

    1. armadillo (any mammal in the order Cingulata)

    References

    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Tattu”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 162, columns 1–2