"tapuia" meaning in Portuguese

See tapuia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /taˈpu.jɐ/ [Brazil], /taˈpu.jɐ/ [Brazil], /taˈpu.ja/ [Southern-Brazil], /tɐˈpu.jɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: tapuias [plural], tapuio [alternative]
Rhymes: -ujɐ Etymology: Borrowed from Old Tupi tapuîa. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|tpw|tapuîa}} Borrowed from Old Tupi tapuîa Head templates: {{pt-adj}} tapuia m or f (plural tapuias)
  1. (umbrella term) non-Tupi indigenous Tags: Brazil, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-tapuia-pt-adj-qI2du6om Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 1 28 16 15 25
  2. (derogatory) rude, ignorant Tags: Brazil, derogatory, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-tapuia-pt-adj-4m4RwSPT Categories (other): Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 10 13 27 14 24 12

Noun

IPA: /taˈpu.jɐ/ [Brazil], /taˈpu.jɐ/ [Brazil], /taˈpu.ja/ [Southern-Brazil], /tɐˈpu.jɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: tapuias [plural], tapuio [alternative]
Rhymes: -ujɐ Etymology: Borrowed from Old Tupi tapuîa. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|tpw|tapuîa}} Borrowed from Old Tupi tapuîa Head templates: {{pt-noun|mf}} tapuia m or f (plural tapuias)
  1. (umbrella term, historical) a non-Tupi native of Brazil, usually of the Jê ethnicity, which inhabited the interior (non-coastal) areas of what is now Brazil Tags: Brazil, feminine, historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-tapuia-pt-noun--NlM8v4m Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Brazilian Portuguese: 12 1 36 10 20 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 2 35 15 7 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 1 28 16 15 25 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 14 2 27 20 20 18 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 10 13 27 14 24 12
  2. (derogatory) a native who, subordinated to whites, lost part of his or her own culture Tags: Brazil, derogatory, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-tapuia-pt-noun-4yiK9ANA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 2 35 15 7 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 1 28 16 15 25 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 10 13 27 14 24 12
  3. (derogatory) caboclo, a person of mixed white and indigenous ethnicity Tags: Brazil, derogatory, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-tapuia-pt-noun-GrLVXmhi Categories (other): Pages with entries, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 1 28 16 15 25 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 10 13 27 14 24 12
  4. (North Brazil, nautical) a type of river vessel, with a flat bottom, open mouth and planked hull, used for fishing and transportation Tags: Brazil, North-Brazil, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-tapuia-pt-noun-W8xUtPlc Categories (other): Northern Brazilian Portuguese, Nautical, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 2 35 15 7 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 1 28 16 15 25 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 10 13 27 14 24 12 Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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