ararajuba

Portuguese

Etymology

From arara +‎ Old Tupi îuba (“yellow”).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˌɾa.ɾaˈʒu.bɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˌɾa.ɾaˈʒu.ba/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˌɾa.ɾɐˈʒu.bɐ/ [ɐˌɾa.ɾɐˈʒu.βɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ubɐ
  • Hyphenation: a‧ra‧ra‧ju‧ba

Noun

ararajuba f (plural ararajubas)

  1. (Brazil) golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba)
    Synonyms: guaruba, guirajuba

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îuba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 196, columns 1–2
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