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Tupi

or Tu·pí

[ too-pee, too-pee ]
/ tuˈpi, ˈtu pi /

noun, plural Tu·pis, (especially collectively) Tu·pi for 1.

a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
the language spoken in northern Brazil by the Tupi Indians.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Tupi

Tu·pi·an, adjective

Words nearby Tupi

tunny, Tuonela, tup, Tupamaro, tupelo, Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, tupik, tuple, Tupolev, tuppence
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British Dictionary definitions for Tupi

Tupi
/ (tuːˈpiː) /

noun

plural -pis or -pi a member of a South American Indian people of Brazil and Paraguay
the language of this people, belonging to the Tupi-Guarani family

Derived forms of Tupi

Tupian, adjective
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