Tattu

Hunsrik

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tatu, borrowed from Old Tupi tatu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tatu, from Proto-Tupian *jat͡sju.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtʰatu/
    • Rhymes: -atu
    • Syllabification: Tat‧tu

    Noun

    Tattu m (plural Tattus)

    1. armadillo (any mammal in the order Cingulata)

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Tattu”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 162, columns 1–2
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