Tu·pi·nam·ba
| \ ˌtü-pə-ˈnam-bə
, -ˌnam-ˈbä \
, -ˌnam-ˈbä \
variants:
or less commonly Tupinambá
plural Tupinamba or Tupinambas also Tupinambá or Tupinambás
Definition of Tupinamba
1
: a member of a group of American Indian peoples who lived along a broad stretch of the Brazilian coast from the vicinity of Guanabara Bay to the mouth of the Amazon River
2
: the extinct language of the Tupinamba
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“Tupinamba.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tupinamba. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of Tupinamba was in 1810
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