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Where does “cupuaçu” come from?

cupuaçu (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi kupuasu, from Old Tupi kupu'yûasu, from Old Tupi -gûasu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu.

cupuaçu (Portuguese): Copoasu; the fruit of the copoasu tree, used to...

Definitions

  1. Copoasu; the fruit of the copoasu tree, used to...

Ancestry of “cupuaçu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikupuasu—
2Old Tupikupu'yûasuCopoasu, a tropical fruit tree native to South...
3Old Tupi-gûasucombining form of gûasu; big
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*-wat͡ʃu—

Words derived from “cupuaçu”

  • cupuaçuzeiro
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu →