"cuí" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /kuˈi/ [Brazil], [kʊˈi] [Brazil], /ˈkwi/ [Brazil] Forms: cuís [plural]
Rhymes: -i Etymology: Borrowed from Old Tupi ku'i. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|tpw|ku'i}} Borrowed from Old Tupi ku'i Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} cuí m (plural cuís), {{tlb|pt|Brazil}} (Brazil)
  1. a powdery residue that accumulates from tobacco Tags: Brazil, masculine
    Sense id: en-cuí-pt-noun-mroySp2a
  2. (Amazonas) a very fine type of manioc flour Tags: Brazil, masculine
    Sense id: en-cuí-pt-noun-O5d8XkRe Categories (other): Amazonense Portuguese
  3. (Pará) small quantity Tags: Brazil, masculine
    Sense id: en-cuí-pt-noun-cZw-9ut9 Categories (other): Paraense Portuguese
  4. synonym of ouriço-cacheiro (“Brazilian porcupine”) Tags: Brazil, masculine Synonyms: ouriço-cacheiro [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cuí-pt-noun-fE8akuar Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Brazilian Portuguese: 43 43 3 0 0 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 40 6 2 1 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 41 6 1 0 11 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 31 7 5 56

Inflected forms

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      "rhymes": "-i"
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Download raw JSONL data for cuí meaning in Portuguese (2.0kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Portuguese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "cuí",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Pará",
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