Etymology

jiboya

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Portuguese jiboia
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromjiboia
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromjiboia
  3. English todayjiboya

Borrowed from Portuguese jiboia, borrowed from Old Tupi îyboîa, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jɨβoj.

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