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tucano.

toucan (any bird from the family Ramphastidae; usually excluding aracaris)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/tuˈkɐ̃.nu/Brazil/tuˈkɐ.nu/Portugal/tuˈka.nu/Northern, Portugal
  1. toucan (any bird from the family Ramphastidae; usually excluding aracaris)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Tupi tukana. First attested in the 16th century.

noun/tuˈkɐ̃.nu/Brazil/tuˈkɐ.nu/Portugal/tuˈka.nu/Northern, Portugal
  1. A member of the Tucano people.

    masculine
  2. A member or supporter of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), whose mascot is a toucan.

    Brazil · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Tupi tukana. First attested in the 16th century.

noun/tuˈkɐ̃.nu/Brazil/tuˈkɐ.nu/Portugal/tuˈka.nu/Northern, Portugal
  1. Tucano (language)

    masculine · uncountable
  2. Tucanoan (language family)

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Tupi tukana. First attested in the 16th century.

adj/tuˈkɐ̃.nu/Brazil/tuˈkɐ.nu/Portugal/tuˈka.nu/Northern, Portugal
  1. Tucano

    relational
  2. Tucanoan (pertaining to the language family of those spoken by the Tucano people)

  3. Of or relating to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party.

    Brazil · relational
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Tupi tukana. First attested in the 16th century.

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