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Where does “tubarão” come from?

tubarão (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi uperú.

tubarão (Portuguese): shark

Definitions

  1. shark

Ancestry of “tubarão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiuperú—

Words derived from “tubarão”

  • antitubarão
  • tauró
Every word from Old Tupi uperú →