jacu

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Tupi îaku.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ja‧cu

Noun[edit]

jacu m (plural jacus)

  1. (Brazil) guan (several birds within the family Cracidae)
  2. (Brazil) a hillbilly, yokel, rustic
    Synonyms: caipira, jeca

Adjective[edit]

jacu m or f (plural jacus)

  1. (Brazil) rustic, hillbilly, provincial
    Synonyms: caipira, interiorano, jeca

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Noun[edit]

jacu (Cyrillic spelling јацу)

  1. dative/locative singular of jadac