tajassu

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noun

The common or collared peccary.

OriginBrazilian Portuguese tajaçu →
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Meanings

nountajassu (plural tajassus)

plural tajassus

  1. datedbiologyThe common or collared peccary.

    A herd of tajassus or peccaries is a dangerous thing to meet.

    1915, George James Bruce, Brazil and the Brazilians

Origin

  1. Brazilian Portuguesetajaçu
  2. Englishtajassu

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tajaçu, apparently from an Old Tupi word for pig.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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