Arakanga

German
zwei Arakangas
ein Arakanga

Etymology

Attested since at least 1648, learned borrowing from New Latin Araracanga, from Old Tupi arara-akánga or Old Tupi arara'kãga.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aːʁaˈkaŋɡa]
  • Hyphenation: Ara‧kan‧ga

Noun

Arakanga m (strong, genitive Arakangas, plural Arakangas)

  1. scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
    Synonyms: Hellroter Ara, Scharlachara

Declension
Declension of Arakanga [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Arakanga die Arakangas
genitive eines des Arakangas der Arakangas
dative einem dem Arakanga den Arakangas
accusative einen den Arakanga die Arakangas

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See also

References
  1. Marcgrave, Georg (1648). Historia Naturalis Brasiliae (in Latin). Vol. Liber Quintus: Qui agit de Avibus. Lugdunum Batavorum (Leiden): Franciscum Hackium and Elzevirium. p. 206.
  2. araracanga, michaelis.uol.com.br

Further reading
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