maritacaca

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • maratataca, maritataca.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi miaratakaka.[1] Doublet of maritafede.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾi.taˈka.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾi.taˈka.ka/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɾi.tɐˈka.kɐ/

  • Rhymes: -akɐ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧ta‧ca‧ca

Noun

maritacaca f (plural maritacacas)

  1. (Brazil) striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus)
    Synonym: cangambá

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “miaratakaka”, 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 278, column 2
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