xibuí

Nheengatu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi sebo'i (“leech”), from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡seβoʔi (“worm”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃi.buˈi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: xi‧bu‧í

Noun

xibuí

  1. earthworm
  2. giant roundworm
  • awatí-xibuí
  • xibuimanha
  • xibuí-manha
  • xibuí-pewa
  • xibuí-piranga

References
  1. Marcel Twardowsky Ávila (2021) “xibuí”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 836
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