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Where does “toucan” come from?

toucan (English) comes from French toucan, from Old Tupi tukana, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn.

toucan (English): Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from...

Definitions

  1. Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from...

Ancestry of “toucan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtoucantoucan
2Old Tupitukanatoucan
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tũkãn—

Words derived from “toucan”

  • toucanet
  • toucanlike
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