igapó

noun

A blackwater-flooded Amazonian forest.

OriginPortuguese igapó ← Old Tupi 'ygapó →
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Meanings

nounigapó (plural igapós)

plural igapós · alternative igapo · alternative ygapo

  1. A blackwater-flooded Amazonian forest.

Origin

  1. Old Tupi'ygapó
  2. Portugueseigapó
  3. Englishigapó

From Portuguese igapó, from Old Tupi 'ygapó, from y (“water; river”) and apó (“full”).

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APA

igapó. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/igap%C3%B3

MLA

“igapó.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/igap%C3%B3. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “igapó,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/igap%C3%B3.

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