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Marakaûasu
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Old Tupi
Alternative forms
Maraca-ouassou
Etymology
tpw :af<lit:big rattle, maraca><ref:+ 262 1> maraká<t:rattle, maraca> -gûasu<alt:-ûasu><pos:augmentative suffix> + 1
Pronunciation
tpw [ma.ɾa.ka.waˈsu]
tpw u 5
tpw marakagûasu
Proper noun
tpw proper noun
tpw hapax tpw male
20 351 1 frm Maraca-ouaſſou: Vne groſſe ſonnette ou vne cloche.Ce ſont les noms des principaux de la riuiere de Genevre, & à l'enuiron. “Marakaûasu”: a large handbell or a bell.These are the names of the chieftains of the Janeiro River the Guanabara Bay and its environs.
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