English
matamata
Matamata comes from yrl,tpw matamatá.
- yrl,tpwmodernmatamatá
- Brazilian Portuguesemodernsame form
- Englishtodaymatamata
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- yrl,tpwmodernmatamatá
- Brazilian Portuguesemodernsame form
- Englishtodaymatamata
Every English word from yrl,tpw matamatá
Today it means
noun A side-necked turtle of species Chelus fimbriata, whose shell resembles a dead leaf.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / yrl,tpw matamatá / matamata