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Toucan

3 stages from Tupi to English.

Today it means a brightly colored tropical bird with a very large bill
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Stage 1 of 3
tukana
Tupi · pre-1500s
"toucan"
the Tupi name for the large-billed bird
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Stage 2 of 3
tucano
Portuguese · 1500s-1600s
"toucan"
adopted from Tupi via Portuguese contact
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Stage 3 of 3
toucan
English · 1600s
"the large-billed tropical bird"
adapted via French from Portuguese
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