tupiniquim
Portuguese, noun/tu.pi.niˈkĩ/
tupiniquim is spelled T-U-P-I-N-I-Q-U-I-M (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tupiniquim is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Tupiniquim (a member of the Tupiniquim indigenous people)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grupo indígena brasileiro tupi-guarani, pertencente à nação tupi, originalmente do litoral de Porto Seguro…”.
What does tupiniquim mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineTupiniquim (a member of the Tupiniquim indigenous people)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineTupiniquim (of or relating to the Tupiniquim indigenous people)
- 2
colloquialderogatoryfemininemasculineBrazilian
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à etnia tupiniquim 2. próprio do Brasil, brasileiro
noun: 1. grupo indígena brasileiro tupi-guarani, pertencente à nação tupi, originalmente do litoral de Porto Seguro (BA) e que atualmente habita o território do município de Aracruz, no norte do Espírito Santo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tupiniquim
- tupiniquins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tupiniquim?
- Brazil /tu.pi.niˈkĩ/
- Portugal /tu.pi.niˈkĩ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tupiniquim in Portuguese?
tupiniquim appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).