kandirú

Nheengatu

Etymology

  • Unknown.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kãdiˈru/, (Solimões) [kã.ⁿdiˈɾu]
    • Rhymes: -u

    Noun

    kandirú (plural kandirú-itá)

    1. candiru (any parasitic catfish of the families Cetopsidae and Trichomycteridae)
    • kandiruwasú
    • kandirú-mirĩ

    Descendants

    • → Brazilian Portuguese: candiru
      • → English: candiru

    References

    • Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “kandirú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 368
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