Etymology

jacutinga

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Today it means: A black-fronted piping guan (Pipile jacutinga). Full definition →

Brazilian Portuguese jacutinga ← Old Tupi îakutinga
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The story

  1. Old Tupi · derived fromîakutinga
  2. Brazilian Portuguese · borrowed fromjacutinga
  3. English todayjacutinga

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jacutinga, from Old Tupi îakutinga. The ore is so called because it resembles the bird.

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