jacá

See also: jaca and jaça

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi aya'ka.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈka/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐˈka/

Hyphenation: ja‧cá

Noun

jacá m (plural jacás)

(Brazil) a basket made from a type of bamboo, used on the backs of animals to carry cargo, usually meat, cheese, fish or other foodstuffs

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