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Metarakanga
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Old Tupi
thumb|tpw Metarakanga
Alternative forms
Metaracãga
Etymology
tpw :af mbetara<alt:metara><t:tembetá> akanga<t:head> + 1, as a possible case of pareidolia. Compare the unrelated pt Cabeça do Imperador<t:emperor’s head>.
Pronunciation
tpw /meˌtaɾaˈkaŋa/ [mɛˌta.ɾãˈkã.ᵑɡə]
tpw aŋa 5
Proper noun
tpw proper noun
tpw hapax tpw a monolithic <<mountain>> in <<captaincy:Suf/São Vicente>>, equivalent to modern-day Pedra da Gávea, <<s/Rio de Janeiro>>, <<c/Brazil>>
tpw Metarakangyme xe îeupirine. I will climb Pedra da Gávea.
Descendants
pt Metaracanga 1
References
Gauea, certo penedo do Rio de Ianeiro<t:Gávea, a certain crag of Rio de Janeiro> 147 1 Metaracãga