Where does “xaputa” come from?

xaputa (Portuguese) comes from Arabic شبوطة, from Arabic شَبُّوط — {{l|en|carp}}.

xaputa (Portuguese): Atlantic pomfret

Definitions

  1. Atlantic pomfret

Ancestry of “xaputa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشبوطةcarp
2Arabicشَبُّوط{{l|en|carp}}
Every word from Arabic شَبُّوط →Every word from Arabic شبوطة →
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