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jabuti.

either a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) or the red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʒa.buˈt͡ʃi/Brazil/ʒɐ.buˈti/Portugal[ʒɐ.βuˈti]Portugal/ʒɐ.buˈti/Portugal, Southern
  1. either a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) or the red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

    masculine
  2. any tortoise (terrestrial turtle)

    Brazil · broadly · masculine
  3. an amendment to a law which is strange to its main subject, as "tortoises do not climb trees" (Brazilian proverb) (it was put onto the tree by someone)

    Brazil · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Tupi îaboti.

noun
  1. an indigenous language spoken in Brazil

    masculine · uncountable
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