tatou

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noun

The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)

Similar
giant armadillotatuPriodontes giganteus
OriginOld Tupi tatu →
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Meanings

nountatou (plural tatous)

plural tatous

  1. The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounabout three feet long exclusive of tail

Similar
giant armadillotatuPriodontes giganteus
Broader
armadillo
Also see
giant armadillo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Tupitatu“armadillo”
  2. Englishtatou

From Old Tupi tatu (“armadillo”), possibly via French. Compare tatouay.

More words from Old Tupi

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

outta
Cite this entry
APA

tatou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tatou

MLA

“tatou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tatou. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tatou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tatou.

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