tupi

• Nom désignant un membre d'un peuple autochtone d'Amérique du Sud vivant au Brésil et au Paraguay, ou la langue de ce peuple.

A noun referring to a member of an indigenous South American people from Brazil and Paraguay, or to their language.

nom propre

1. Indigenous peopleB2formal

   A member of a South American indigenous group historically found in Brazil and Paraguay.

   Tupi (peuple autochtone)

   • The Tupi were among the first indigenous peoples encountered by Portuguese explorers.
   • Many Tupi communities lived along the Brazilian coast.
   • The Tupi had a rich oral tradition and mythology.

2. B2formal

   The language spoken by the Tupi people, belonging to the Tupi-Guarani language family.

   tupi (langue)

   • Tupi contributed many words to Brazilian Portuguese, such as 'jaguar' and 'tapioca'.
   • The Tupi language was widely used as a lingua franca in colonial Brazil.
   • Today, only a few thousand people still speak Tupi.