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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The bore of the Amazon.
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A more likely source of the designation is the Indian word "Amassona," i.e., boat-destroyer, referring to the tidal phenomenon known as "bore" or "proroca," which sometimes uproots tress and sweeps away whole tracts of land.
Brazilian Tales Carmen Dolores 1881
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