tatuûasu

== Old Tupi == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tatuwat͡su. By surface analysis, tatu (“armadillo”) +‎ -ûasu (“big”). Cognate with Paraguayan Guarani tatu guasu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ta.tu.waˈsu/ Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: ta‧tu‧ûa‧su Homophone: Tatuûasu === Noun === tatuûasu (unpossessable) giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) ==== Descendants ==== Nheengatu: tatuwasú → Portuguese: tatu-açu === References ===