Etymology

igapó

Today it means: A blackwater-flooded Amazonian forest. Full definition →

Portuguese igapó ← Old Tupi 'ygapó
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  1. Old Tupi · derived from'ygapó
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromigapó
  3. English todayigapó

From Portuguese igapó, from Old Tupi 'ygapó, from y (“water; river”) and apó (“full”).

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