moretĩ
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Old Tupi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *muriti.[1]
Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní mburiti.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
moretĩ (unpossessable)
- moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa)
- Synonym: meriti'yba
- the fruit of the moriche palm
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “moretĩ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 312, column 1