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From Portuguese Jacupiranga + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Any of a melanocratic series of igneous rocks of varying composition, the characteristic minerals being purple titanaugite, nepheline, and magnetite or titanoferrite. Full definition →
From Portuguese Jacupiranga + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.