Abarebebé

== Old Tupi == === Alternative forms === Abaré-bebé === Etymology === From abaré (“priest”) +‎ bebé (“flying”), literally “flying priest”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [a.βaˌɾɛ.βɛˈβɛ] Rhymes: -ɛ Hyphenation: A‧ba‧re‧be‧bé === Proper noun === Abarebebé (hapax legomenon) nickname for Leonardo Nunes (1490–1554), Portuguese Catholic priest, for the extreme speed with which he carried out his missionary journeys ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: Abarebebê === References === Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “Abaré-bebé”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 8, column 1