moka'ẽ

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

mboka'ẽ, mbonga'ẽ, monga'ẽ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔ.kaˈʔɛ̃/
Rhymes: -ɛ̃
Hyphenation: mo‧ka‧'ẽ

Noun

moka'ẽ (possessable)

act or process of grilling
buccan (a framework or grill upon which meat is laid to to be roasted)
buccan; barbecue (grilled meat)

Descendants

→ French: boucan
- → English: boucan, buccan
→ Portuguese: moquém

Verb

moka'ẽ

(intransitive) to buccan; to grill

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “moka'ẽ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 294, columns 1–2

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