sambaqui

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese, from a Tupi-Guarani language, meaning 'shell mound'. Apparently from tamba (shell) + ki (mound).

Noun

sambaqui (plural sambaquis)

  1. (archaeology) The remains of a midden containing mostly seashells

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