macaw的词源

英文词源

macaw (n.)

species of large, long-tailed birds, 1660s, from Portuguese macau, from a word in a Brazilian language, perhaps Tupi macavuana, which may be the name of a type of palm tree the fruit of which the birds eat.

中文词源

macaw：金刚鹦鹉

来自葡萄牙语macau,最终来自巴西某土著语言。

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