suasú

See also: suasu and sûasu

Nheengatu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [su.aˈsu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: su‧a‧sú

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Tupi sygûasu or sûasu.

Noun

suasú (plural suasú-itá)

  1. deer (any mammal of the family Cervidae)
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Derived terms
  • suasuarana
  • suasueté
  • suasumé
  • suasú-anhanga
  • suasú-apara
  • suasú-barurí
  • suasú-birá
  • suasú-kaatingapura
  • suasú-kariakú
  • suasú-kaá
  • suasú-maniiwa
  • suasú-maniáka
  • suasú-nambí
  • suasú-piranga
  • suasú-pukú
  • suasú-resá
  • suasú-retimã
  • suasú-tayá
  • suasú-tinga
  • suasú-tuwiri

Etymology 2

Uncertain, perhaps a calque of Hupdë mohòy.

Noun

suasú (plural suasú-itá)

  1. wooden frame that serves as a support for the sieve in which grated cassava is pressed and sifted
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References

  • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “suasú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, pages 709–710
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