pinima

Etymology

From pinim + -a.

Noun

pinima (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute minima)

1. spot (round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing)

   Synonym: pitinga

   • 1622, anonymous author, “Sardas do rosto”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 2 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 113; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:

     Tobapinĩma.

     [Tobá pinima.]

     Freckles.

     (literally, “Face spots.”)

References

• anonymous author (1622) “Manchas assi diversas”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 30: “Pinima”
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pinima”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 384, column 1