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Tupi
or Tu·pí
[ too-pee, too-pee ]
noun
, plural Tu·pis, (especially collectively) Tu·pi
- a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- the language that was spoken in northern Brazil by the Tupi Indians, now extinct but formerly used as a lingua franca in Brazil during the 16th to 19th centuries.
Tupi
/ tuːˈpiː /
noun
- -pis-pi a member of a South American Indian people of Brazil and Paraguay
- the language of this people, belonging to the Tupi-Guarani family
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Derived Forms
- Tuˈpian, adjective
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Other Words From
- Tu·pi·an adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Tupi1
First recorded in 1845–50
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