maracatim

Portuguese

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Italian briga
    Proto-Italic *-āzi
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Latin -ereinflu.
    Latin -āre
    Italian -are
    Italian brigare
    Latin -ansder.
    Italian -ante
    Italian brigante
    Proto-Indo-European *-nós
    Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
    Proto-Italic *-īnos
    Latin -īnus
    Italian -ino
    Italian brigantinocalq.
    Catalan bergantíbor.
    Portuguese bergantimbor.
    Língua Geral Amazônica marakatĩ
    Nheengatu marakatĩbor.
    Portuguese maracatim

    Borrowed from Nheengatu marakatĩ.

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾa.kaˈt͡ʃĩ/

    • Rhymes: -ĩ
    • Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ca‧tim

    Noun

    maracatim m (plural maracatins)

    1. (North Brazil, obsolete, nautical) large canoe
      • 1865, José de Alencar, chapter XXIX, in Iracema, Rio de Janeiro: Typ. de Vianna & Filhos, page 138:
        Os ennemigos embarcão outra vez nas pirogas, e voltam ao maracatim em busca dos grandes e pesados trovões, que um homem só, nem dois, podem manejar.
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