caeté

Portuguese

Alternative forms

caaeté, caetê, caité

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi ka'aeté

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.eˈtɛ/, /ka.ɛˈtɛ/, /kajˈtɛ/ [kaɪ̯ˈtɛ]

Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: ca‧e‧té

Noun

caeté m (plural caetés)

(Brazil) common name of various plants in the order Zingiberales, namely from the families Cannaceae and Marantaceae
(Brazil) primeval forest; virgin forest

Derived terms

caeté-bravo
caeté-de-talo-roxo
caeté-dos-jardins
caeté-roxo
caeté-vermelho

Noun

caeté m or f by sense (plural caetés)

Caeté (a member of the Caeté people)

Adjective

caeté m or f (plural caetés, not comparable)

(relational) of the Caeté people

Further reading

“caeté” in iDicionário Aulete.
“caeté” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“caeté” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“caeté” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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