tupicommon nounadjectiveproper nounSyllable DecompositiontupiEtymologyexpandDefinitions1. Indigenous language spoken by various native peoples of Brazil, in the Amazon rainforest, and in Paraguay.linguistiqueexpandLe jésuite José de Anchieta traduisit en tupi le catéchisme, écrivant de petites pièces de théâtre et des mystères pour faire comprendre aux indiens le catéchisme.2. Language family comprising around forty languages. The main subfamily is the Tupi-Guarani family.linguistiqueexpandFeminineTupiPluraltupisTranslationsenglish:Tupispanish:Tupí