Etymology

manaca

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Today it means: A plant of the species Brunfelsia uniflora. Full definition →

Portuguese manacá ← Old Tupi manaká
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The story

  1. Old Tupimanaká
  2. Portuguesemanacá
  3. English todaymanaca

Borrowed from Portuguese manacá, borrowed from Old Tupi manaká.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.