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tapuia.

non-Tupi indigenous

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/taˈpu.jɐ/Brazil/tɐˈpu.jɐ/Portugal
  1. non-Tupi indigenous

    Brazil · feminine · masculine
  2. rude, ignorant

    Brazil · derogatory · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Tupi tapuîa.

noun/taˈpu.jɐ/Brazil/tɐˈpu.jɐ/Portugal
  1. a non-Tupi native of Brazil, usually of the Jê ethnicity, which inhabited the interior (non-coastal) areas of what is now Brazil

    Brazil · feminine · historical · masculine
  2. a native who, subordinated to whites, lost part of his or her own culture

    Brazil · derogatory · feminine · masculine
  3. caboclo, a person of mixed white and indigenous ethnicity

    Brazil · derogatory · feminine · masculine
  4. a type of river vessel, with a flat bottom, open mouth and planked hull, used for fishing and transportation

    Brazil · North-Brazil · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Tupi tapuîa.

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