tatou
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See also: tātou
English
Etymology
From Old Tupi tatu (“armadillo”), possibly via French. Compare tatouay.
Noun
tatou (plural tatous)
Anagrams
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
tatou m (plural tatous)
- armadillo
- Synonym: cachicame
- Hypernyms: édenté, xénarthre
- Hyponyms: tatou à neuf bandes, tatou géant
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “tatou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “tatou” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
Paronyms
Anagrams
Rapa Nui
Etymology
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Pronoun
tatou
- First person plural inclusive
- we (we including you)
See also
Categories:
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- English terms derived from French
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- French masculine nouns
- fr:Armadillos
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- Rapa Nui pronouns