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Where does “tiburón” come from?

tiburón (Spanish) comes from Portuguese tubarão, from Old Tupi uperú.

tiburón (Spanish): shark; raider, share raider

Definitions

  1. shark; raider, share raider

Ancestry of “tiburón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetubarãoshark
2Old Tupiuperú—

Words derived from “tiburón”

  • tiburon
  • tiburon
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