jabuti
jabuti noun: a Brazilian tortoise, especially a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus).
Noun
jabuti (plural jabutis)
- A Brazilian tortoise, especially a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus).
- The deer gave up the race to the jabuti. The deer then offered to have a trial of strength with the jabuti.1879, Herbert Huntington Smith, Brazil, the Amazons and the Coast, page 545
- Again, the rabbit would try harder, run faster, and pass the jabuti once more, but no matter how hard he tried or how fast he ran, when he came around the corner, again and again the jabuti was in the lead.1977, Roberta C. Wigder, Brazil Rediscovered, Dorrance Publishing Company
Examples of jabuti in a sentence
- The Jabuti is identical with Brother Terrapin.1881, Joel Chandler Harris, Nights with Unlcle Remus:
- The most popular of all is the jabuti (or Yauti, as it is pronounced in the Tupy language).2006(?), Livia de Almeida, Ana Portella, Brazilian Folktales, Libraries Unlimited
Forms of jabuti
| plural | jabutis |
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Origin of jabuti
From Brazilian Portuguese jabuti, from Old Tupi îaboti.
Questions about jabuti
- What does jabuti mean?
- Jabuti means a Brazilian tortoise, especially a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus).
- How do you use jabuti in a sentence?
- The Jabuti is identical with Brother Terrapin.
- What part of speech is jabuti?
- Jabuti is a noun.
- What is the plural of jabuti?
- The plural of jabuti is jabutis.
Words near jabuti in the dictionary
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