tamanoir
English
Etymology
From French tamanoir, a variant representation of the same Tupian word as tamandua.[1] Doublet of tamandua.
Noun
tamanoir (plural tamanoirs)
References
- “tamanoir”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “tamanoir”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
“tamanoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.ma.nwaʁ/
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Noun
tamanoir m (plural tamanoirs)
- giant anteater
- Synonym: fourmilier géant
- 2022, 0:52:36 from the start, in Marc Jampolsky, Marie Thiry, directors, Amazonie, les civilisations oubliées de la forêt[1] (documentary), spoken by Aïmawalé Opoya, via Arte, retrieved 2 December 2024:
- Dans la légende, on dit que le tamanoir s'est fait tuer son bébé et il est allé chez les monstres aquatiques, et il a tué un esprit des eaux. Et donc les chamans savent l'utiliser par sa force. Pour se venger, par exemple, des mauvais esprits.
- According to the legend, people say that the giant anteater's baby got killed and that he went to the water monsters, and that he killed a water spirit. So, the shamans know how to use him through his strength. For exemple, to take revenge on bad spirits.
Further reading
- “tamanoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.