ararakanga

Old Tupi

Etymology

From arara (“macaw”) +‎ akanga (“head”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaɾaɾaˈkãᵑɡa ~ ʔaɾaɾaˈkãŋa/

Noun

ararakanga

scarlet macaw (Ara macao)

Descendants

→ Portuguese: araracanga
- → English: araracanga

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ararakanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 59, column 2

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