"itamembeka" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Old Tupi]

Etymology: From itá (“rock”) + membek (“soft”) + -a. Etymology templates: {{af|tpw|itá<t:rock>|membek<t:soft>|-a}} itá (“rock”) + membek (“soft”) + -a Head templates: {{head|tpw|noun|?|||||||||||o eitamembeka|||||cat2=|cat3=nouns|cat4=|head=}} itamembeka (?), {{tpw-noun}} itamembeka (?)
  1. sea sponge
    Sense id: en-itamembeka-tpw-noun-kHu5o5d8 Categories (other): Old Tupi entries with incorrect language header, Old Tupi terms suffixed with -a, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sponges Disambiguation of Old Tupi entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Old Tupi terms suffixed with -a: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Sponges: 96 4
  2. (Late Tupi) lead (chemical element) Synonyms: itaîyka
    Sense id: en-itamembeka-tpw-noun-iZZ1~8y3 Categories (other): Late Tupi, Lead Disambiguation of Lead: 0 100
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          "text": "Tambem deita o mar por estas praias muitas vezes esponjas, a que os indios chamam itamanbeca, as quaes se criam no fundo do mar, d’onde umas sahem delgadas e molles, e outra tezas e aperfeiçoadas.",
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