tamanduá

See also: tamandua, Tamandua, Tamanduá, tamanduą, and tamandûá

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi tamandûá (“ant hunter”).[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ta.mɐ̃.duˈa/ [ta.mɐ̃.dʊˈa], (faster pronunciation) /ta.mɐ̃ˈdwa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ.mɐ̃ˈdwa/

Noun

tamanduá m (plural tamanduás)

anteater (any of several New World mammals in suborder Vermilingua)
(Brazil, slang) a great lie
(Brazil, slang) a difficult situation

Derived terms

Noun

tamanduá m or f by sense (plural tamanduás)

(South Brazil, slang) scrooge

References

“Tamanduá”, in Dicionário Ilustrado Tupi Guarani‎ (in Portuguese), accessed 2023-05-16

“tamanduá” in iDicionário Aulete.
“tamanduá” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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