tatouay
[tat-oo-ey, tah-too-ahy]
- a naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous unicintus, of tropical South America.
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Origin of tatouay
1825–35; < Spanish tatuay < Portuguese < Guarani tatu-ai, equivalent to tatu armadillo + ai worthless, lazy
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tatouay
- a large armadillo, Cabassous tatouay, of South America
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Word Origin
C16: from Spanish tatuay, from Guarani tatu ai, from tatu armadillo + ai worthless (because inedible)
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