Masculine
tamanduá
Meaning
- (Brazil, masculine) anteater (any of several New World mammals in suborder Vermilingua)
- (Brazil, masculine, slang) a great lie
- (Brazil, masculine, slang) a difficult situation
Concepts
Myrmecophagidae
edentata
artiodactyla
dermoptera
hyracoidea
monotremata
pholidota
proboscidea
tubulidentata
New World anteater
family Myrmecophagidae
Synonyms
Translations
fourmilier
formichiere
Ameisenbär
oso hormiguero
miereneter
karıncayiyen
μυρμηγκοφάγος
ós formiguerPronounced as (IPA)
/ta.mɐ̃.duˈa/
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi tamandûá. Compare Sranan Tongo tamanwa.
Related words
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