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jacutinga

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A black-fronted piping guan (Pipile jacutinga).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A micaceous iron ore, related to itabirite and associated with gold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, possibly

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jacutinga, from Old Tupi îakutinga. The ore is so called because it resembles the bird.