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Where does “surucucu” come from?

surucucu (English) comes from Portuguese surucucu, from Old Tupi surukuku — bushmaster.

surucucu (English): A venomous pit viper, the bushmaster

Definitions

  1. A venomous pit viper, the bushmaster

Ancestry of “surucucu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesurucucubushmaster
2Old Tupisurukukubushmaster
Every word from Old Tupi surukuku →