jupará

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi iupará.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.paˈɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒu.pɐˈɾa/

Hyphenation: ju‧pa‧rá

Noun

jupará m (plural juparás)

(chiefly) kinkajou (Potos flavus)
Synonyms: quincaju, macaco-da-meia-noite
olingo (any mammal of the genus Bassaricyon)
Synonyms: olingo, gogó-de-sola
any mammal of the subfamily Potosinae

Usage notes

The gender of this Portuguese word is always masculine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “jupará-macho” for male, and “jupará-fêmea” for female.

Further reading

jupará on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
“jupará” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“jupará” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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