grumixama

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Old Tupi komixã.[1]

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾu.miˈʃɐ̃.mɐ/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾu.miˈʃɐ.ma/
     

    • Audio (Northeast Brazil):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɐmɐ
    • Hyphenation: gru‧mi‧xa‧ma

    Noun

    grumixama f (plural grumixamas)

    1. grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis)
      Synonym: grumixameira
    2. the fruit of this tree

    Derived terms

    • grumixama-mirim
    • grumixameira

    Descendants

    • → English: grumichama

    References

    1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “komixã”, 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 230, column 1
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