English
Tocantins
Tocantins comes from Portuguese Tocantins.
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentTocantins
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Portuguesec. 1500–presentTocantins
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of tukã ‘Toucan’ + tĩ ‘beak’
Every English word from Portuguese Tocantins
Today it means
name A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Palmas.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Portuguese Tocantins / Tocantins