Meanings
nounTupinambá (plural Tupinambás or Tupinambá)
plural Tupinambás
- A member of a particular Tupi ethnic group.
proper noun
- An extinct South-American Indian language of the Tupí-Guaraní family.
Synonyms: Old Tupi
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn extinct South-American Indian language of the Tupí-Guaraní family.
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Origin
- Brazilian Portuguesetupinambá
- Brazilian Portuguesetupinambá
- EnglishTupinambá
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tupinambá, borrowed from Old Tupi tupinambá, possibly from tupi (“Tupi”) + anama (“nation”) + mbá (“all”).
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Finnish tupinambá
- tupinambálanguage
Spanish tupinambá
- tupinambálanguage
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APA
Tupinambá. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tupinamb%C3%A1
MLA
“Tupinambá.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tupinamb%C3%A1. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tupinambá,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tupinamb%C3%A1.
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