moicano

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mohican.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mojˈkɐ̃.nu/ [moɪ̯ˈkɐ̃.nu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mojˈkɐ.no/ [moɪ̯ˈkɐ.no]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mojˈkɐ.nu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mojˈka.nu/

Hyphenation: moi‧ca‧no

Adjective

moicano (feminine moicana, masculine plural moicanos, feminine plural moicanas)

(ethnology) Mohican (of or pertaining to the Mohicans)

Noun

moicano m (plural moicanos, feminine moicana, feminine plural moicanas)

(ethnology) Mohican (indigenous people of North America)
(linguistics, uncountable) Mohican (extinct Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican peole)
Mohawk (hairstyle)

Derived terms

o último dos moicanos

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