araponga

See also: Araponga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese araponga, from Old Tupi gûyrapunga.[1]

Noun

araponga (plural arapongas)

  1. Synonym of bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)

References

  1. ^ “araponga”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • guiraponga, uiraponga, iraponga

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi gûyraponga.[1] The lost of the initial syllabe was possibly influenced by other bird names starting with "ara-", like arara and araçari.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾaˈpõ.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾaˈpõ.ɡa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈpõ.ɡɐ/

  • Rhymes: -õɡɐ
  • Homophone: Araponga
  • Hyphenation: a‧ra‧pon‧ga

Noun

araponga f (plural arapongas) (Brazil)

  1. bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)
    Synonyms: ferreiro, ferrador, pássaro-campana, araponga-comum
  2. (loosely) bellbird (any bird in the genus Procnias)

Derived terms

  • araponga-comum
  • araponga-da-amazônia
  • araponga-do-nicarágua
  • araponga-do-nordeste

Descendants

  • → English: araponga

Noun

araponga m or f by sense (plural arapongas)

  1. (Brazil, slang) wiretapper (a spy who intercepts conversations, specially through wiretaps)
    • 2004 November 30, Iuri Dantas, “Abin pretende formar espiões nos moldes da CIA”, in Folha de S.Paulo‎[1], São Paulo: Folha da Manhã, →ISSN, archived from the original on 20 April 2025:
      Os arapongas da Abin (Agência Brasileira de Inteligência) deixaram de lado a discrição no governo de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Programaram para sábado um "jantar-show" com Jorge Ben Jor, querem ter aulas em faculdades norte-americanas, elaboram hino e bandeira e pretendem conceder um "diploma amigo da Abin" para personalidades que tenham auxiliado suas atividades.
      The Abin's (Brazilian Intelligence Agency) wiretappers have put aside discretion in Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government. They scheduled a "dinner-concert" with Jorge Ben Jor, want to take classes in North American colleges, design anthems and flags, and intend to concede an “Abin's friend diploma” to personalities that have aidded them with their activities.

References

  1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “araponga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 140, column 1
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