sucuri

noun

su·​cu·​ri

¦sükə¦rē

variants or sucuriu

¦sükərē¦ü

or sucuruju

¦sukərə¦zhü

or sucury

¦sükə¦rē

plural sucuris or sucurius or sucurujus or sucuries

: anaconda sense 2

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese sucuri, sucuriu, sucuriju, from Tupi sucuriuh

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