Where does “acara” come from?

acara (English) comes from Portuguese acará, from Old Tupi akará, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akara.

acara (English): Any of a number of Central American and South...

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of Central American and South...

Ancestry of “acara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseacaráacara
2Old Tupiakaráacara
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*akara—
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akara →Every word from Old Tupi akará →Every word from Portuguese acará →