guirajuba

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi gûyraîuba.[1]

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

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

Noun

guirajuba f (plural guirajubas)

  1. (Brazil) golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba)
    Synonym: ararajuba

References
  1. Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “gûyraîuba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 139, column 2
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