Abaporu

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Classical Guarani abaporu (literally “man-eating man”), itself from abá (“man”) +‎ poru (“man-eating”). Compare Old Tupi abá and poru, both with the same meanings. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: A‧ba‧po‧ru === Proper noun === Abaporu m or f A painting by Tarsila do Amaral, the most valuable Brazilian canvas in the global art market. ==== Derived terms ==== abaporu === References === === Further reading === Antonio Ruiz de Montoya (1640), “Vocabulario de la lengua guarani”, in Arte, y bocabulario de la lengua guarani‎[5] (in Spanish), page 238: “Caribe, Abaporú. ― Cannibal, Abaporú.”