Where does “nandu” come from?

nandu (English) comes from French nandou, from Spanish ñandú, from Guaraní ñandu guasu — rhea.

nandu (English): Any of the rheas: the large, flightless birds of...

Definitions

  1. Any of the rheas: the large, flightless birds of...

Ancestry of “nandu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnandourhea
2SpanishñandúAmerican ostrich, rhea, nandu
3Guaraníñandu guasurhea
Every word from Guaraní ñandu guasu →Every word from Spanish ñandú →Every word from French nandou →