tupi-guarani

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuˌpi.ɡwa.ɾaˈni/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˌpi.ɡwɐ.ɾɐˈni/ [tuˌpi.ɣwɐ.ɾɐˈni]

Adjective

tupi-guarani m or f (plural tupi-guaranis)

1. of or relating to Tupi-Guarani languages
2. of or relating to Tupi-Guarani tribes

Noun

tupi-guarani m (plural tupi-guaranis)

1. (uncountable) Tupi-Guarani (a subfamily of the Tupian language family of South America)
2. the indigenous tribes of South America who speak Tupi-Guarani languages

References

• “tupi-guarani”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024