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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

cuí.

a powdery residue that accumulates from tobacco

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kuˈi/Brazil/ˈkwi/Brazil
  1. a powdery residue that accumulates from tobacco

    Brazil · masculine
  2. a very fine type of manioc flour

    Brazil · masculine
  3. small quantity

    Brazil · masculine
  4. synonym of ouriço-cacheiro (“Brazilian porcupine”)

    Brazil · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kuʔi Old Tupi ku'ibor. Portuguese cuí Borrowed from Old Tupi ku'i.

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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.