taquari
taquari Lexical Profile
• noun
A major river in the Mato Grosso do Sul state of central-western Brazil that flows into the Paraguay River, forming a crucial hydrological component of the Pantanal wetland ecosystem.
A slender, hollow species of bamboo or cane native to South America, traditionally used by indigenous peoples and artisans for crafting flutes, pipe stems, and light structures.
"The local artisan demonstrated how to shape a dried piece of taquari into the stem of a traditional smoking pipe."
A municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil, historically significant as one of the region's earliest Azorean settlements.
Word Nuance & Usage
In English literature, 'taquari' is primarily encountered in geographic contexts referring to Brazilian locations (often capitalized) or in ethnobotanical texts describing South American plants.
• Rhymes for taquari
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese, originally from the Tupi-Guarani word 'takuar'i', which combines 'takuara' (bamboo or cane) and '-i' (small).
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