guarajuba

See also: Guarajuba

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • guaraiuba, guaruba

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi gûaraîuba.[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɡwa.ɾaˈʒu.bɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɡwa.ɾaˈʒu.ba/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɡwa.ɾɐˈʒu.bɐ/ [ˌɡwa.ɾɐˈʒu.βɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ubɐ
  • Hyphenation: gua‧ra‧ju‧ba

Noun

guarajuba f (plural guarajubas)

  1. (Brazil) blue runner (Caranx crysos)

References
  1. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “gûaraîuba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 134, column 1
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