mamorana

Portuguese

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Latin mamma
    Old Galician-Portuguese mama
    Portuguese mama
    Old Galician-Portuguese -on
    Portuguese -ão
    Brazilian Portuguese mamãobor.
    Nheengatu mamãu
    Proto-Tupian *ran
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ran
    Old Tupi ran
    Proto-Tupian *-ap
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ?
    Old Tupi -a
    Old Tupi rana
    Nheengatu rana
    Nheengatu mamãu-ranabor.
    Portuguese mamorana

    Borrowed from Nheengatu mamãu-rana.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.moˈɾɐ̃.nɐ/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.moˈɾɐ.na/

    • Rhymes: -ɐ̃nɐ
    • Hyphenation: ma‧mo‧ra‧na

    Noun

    mamorana f (plural mamoranas)

    1. (Brazil) money tree (Pachira aquatica)
      Synonyms: cacau-selvagem, munguba

    Derived terms

    • mamorana-grande

    References

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