garoupa

Portuguese

Etymology

Of debated origin: probably from an indigenous language of South America (perhaps Old Tupi).[1] Or, from Latin clupea (“type of herring”).[2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈɾo(w).pɐ/ [ɡaˈɾo(ʊ̯).pɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈɾo(w).pa/ [ɡaˈɾo(ʊ̯).pa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐˈɾo(w).pɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐˈɾo.pɐ/

Noun

garoupa f (plural garoupas)

  1. grouper (large fish of the subfamily Epiphelinae)

References
  1. Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  2. “garoupa” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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