Nheengatu.
A Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.
Meaning & usage
A Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Tupian *weʔeŋ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jeʔeŋ Old Tupi nhe'eng Proto-Tupian *katˀu Proto-Tupi-Guarani *katu Old Tupi katu Língua Geral Amazônica nhe'engatu Nheengatu nheengatúbor. Portuguese nheengatubor. English Nheengatu Borrowed from Portuguese nheengatu, from Nheengatu nheengatú.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.