tutano

Portuguese

Etymology

From an imitative base *tut. See also Spanish tuétano.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tuˈtɐ̃.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tuˈtɐ.no/
 

  • Hyphenation: tu‧ta‧no

Noun

tutano m (plural tutanos)

  1. marrow (substance inside bones)
    Synonym: medula
  2. (figuratively) core, heart, essence
  3. (figuratively) courage, capacity
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.