gholut

Karipúna Creole French
FWOTD – 22 September 2013

Etymology

From gho (“big; fat”) +‎ lut (“otter”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡhoˈlut/

Noun

gholut

  1. giant otter (a South American mustelid, Pteronura brasiliensis)

References
  • Alfred W. Tobler (1987) Dicionário Crioulo Karipúna/Português Português/Crioulo Karípúna (in Karipúna Creole French), Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 11
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