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Where does “ñandú” come from?

ñandú (Spanish) comes from Guaraní ñandu guasu — rhea.

ñandú (Spanish): American ostrich, rhea, nandu

Definitions

  1. American ostrich, rhea, nandu

Ancestry of “ñandú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Guaraníñandu guasurhea

Words derived from “ñandú”

  • nandu
  • nandou
  • nandu
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