Etymology

coatimundi

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Today it means: Synonym of coati Full definition →

Portuguese coatimundi ← Nheengatu kuatimu'ne ← Old Tupi kua'ti
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  1. Old Tupi · derived fromkua'ti
  2. Nheengatu · derived fromkuatimu'ne
  3. Portuguese · derived fromcoatimundi
  4. English todaycoatimundi

From Portuguese coatimundi, from Nheengatu kuatimu'ne, from Old Tupi kua'ti (see coati) + mu'ne (“trick, snare”).

Words from the same roots

Old Tupikua'ti all →

coati

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.