Tupi
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Tu·pi

noun \tü-ˈpē, ˈtü-(ˌ)\
plural Tupi or Tupis also Tupí or Tupís

Definition of TUPI

2
: a language family of lowland South America that includes Tupi-Guarani and the speech of a number of other peoples living mainly in Brazil south of the Amazon River
Tu·pi·an \-ən\ adjective or noun

Variants of TUPI

Tu·pi also Tu·pí \tü-ˈpē, ˈtü-(ˌ)\

First Known Use of TUPI

1842

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