Tupi

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tupi \Tu"pi\, pr. n.
     An Indian of the tribe from which the Tupian stock takes its
     name, dwelling, at the advent of the Portuguese, about the
     mouth of the Amazon. Also, their language, which is the basis
     of the Indian trade language of the Amazon.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Tupi
       n 1: a member of the South American Indian people living in
            Brazil and Paraguay
       2: the language spoken by the Tupi people of Brazil and
          Paraguay