cambarysu

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noun

A device reportedly used by the Catuquinaru to communicate, consisting of a wooden drum, filled with various materials and half-buried; when one was beaten, the vibrations (travelling through the earth) could be heard on the devices in other villages up to 1.5 km away.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:cambarysu.”

OriginCatuquinaru cambarysú →
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Meanings

nouncambarysu (plural cambarysus)

plural cambarysus

  1. A device reportedly used by the Catuquinaru to communicate, consisting of a wooden drum, filled with various materials and half-buried; when one was beaten, the vibrations (travelling through the earth) could be heard on the devices in other villages up to 1.5 km away.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:cambarysu.

Origin

  1. Catuquinarucambarysú
  2. Englishcambarysu

Borrowed from Catuquinaru cambarysú.

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Translations

French cambarysu
  • cambarysudrum
German Cambarysu
  • Cambarysudrum
Portuguese cambarysú
  • cambarysúdrum
Cite this entry
APA

cambarysu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cambarysu

MLA

“cambarysu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cambarysu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cambarysu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cambarysu.

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