tatou

See also: tātou

English

Etymology

From Old Tupi tatu (“armadillo”), possibly via French. Compare tatouay.

Noun

tatou (plural tatous)

  1. The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)

Anagrams

French

Alternative forms
  • tattou (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi tatu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ta.tu/
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Noun

tatou m (plural tatous)

  1. armadillo
    Synonym: cachicame
    Hypernyms: édenté, xénarthre
    Hyponyms: tatou à neuf bandes, tatou géant

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Breton: tatou
  • → English: tatou
  • → Hungarian: tatu
  • → Romanian: tatu

Further reading

Paronyms

Anagrams

Rapa Nui

Etymology

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Pronoun

tatou

  1. First person plural inclusive
    we (we including you)

See also
Rapa Nui personal pronouns
Independent
singular dual plural
1st person (excl.) au māua mātou
1st person (incl.) ― tāua tātou
2nd person koe kōrua
3rd person ia rāua
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