aipo

Akawaio

Verb

aipo[1]

  1. (transitive) to smoke out wasps or other pests from one's house or other building.
    Marupaꞌ amʉꞌ aipoꞌpʉ uya pʉmʉi ke. ― I smoked out the bats with pepper.

References

  1. ^ Stegeman, Ray; Hunter, Rita (2014), Akawaio-English Dictionary and English-Akawaio Index, SIL International, pages 18–148

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin apium, from apis (“bee”) because of bees' perceived inclination towards the plant. Cognate with Spanish apio.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaj.pu/ [ˈaɪ̯.pu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaj.po/ [ˈaɪ̯.po]

  • Rhymes: -ajpu
  • Hyphenation: ai‧po

Noun

aipo m (plural aipos)

  1. celery (herb, Apium graveolens)

Derived terms

  • aipo-da-serra
  • aipo-do-gado
  • aipo-dos-cães
  • aipo-dos-cavalos
  • aipo-dos-charcos
  • aipo-dos-pântanos
  • aipo-rábano
  • aipo-silvestre

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