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cururu.

climbing plant of the sapindaceae family with poisonous juice

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ku.ɾuˈɾu/Brazil/ku.ɾuˈɾu/Portugal
  1. climbing plant of the sapindaceae family with poisonous juice

    Brazil · masculine
  2. climbing plant of the sapindaceae family with poisonous juice fruit of this plant used by the indigenous people to poison their arrows

    Brazil · masculine
  3. Tree (Dialium guianense) of the legume family, native to the Guianas and Brazil, with reddish, hard wood

    Brazil · masculine
  4. common name for some large frogs of the bufonidae family

    Brazil · masculine
  5. common name for several small rodents with a cylindrical body, large head, very small ears, short neck and tail, strong and long claws and stiff bristles on their paws

    Brazil · masculine
  6. a kind of drumming

    Brazil · masculine
  7. circle dance

    São-Paulo · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kururu Old Tupi kururubor. Portuguese cururu Borrowed from Old Tupi kururu.

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