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Kitelêle

Noun class IIInounReviewedpage 150

Definitions

  1. 1
    botany
    • Stem; stalk.
    • Said of the stalk where maize forms its ear.
    • Reed.
    • More commonly used in the pl. itelêle.

    PT Haste; caule. · Diz-se do tronco onde espiga o milho. · Caniço. · É m. us. no pl. itelêle.·FR Tige; chaume. · Se dit du tronc où l'épi du maïs se forme. · Roseau. · Plus usité au pl. itelêle.

    • kitelêle kia risa
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 150 (left)