buriti

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi meriti (appears as meuruti in D’Abbeville).

Noun

buriti m (plural buritis)

moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa, a palm of tropical South America)

References

Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida; Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil; São Paulo: 2013: Global.
D’Abbeville, Claude; Histoire de la mission des pères Capucins en l'isle de Maragnan et terres circonvoisines, p. 221; Paris: 1614: François Huby.

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