pirarucu

English

Etymology

From Old Tupi piraruku.

Noun

pirarucu (plural pirarucus)

  1. A fish, the arapaima (Arapaima gigas).

Translations
arapaima — see arapaima

References
  • pirarucu in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Portuguese
pirarucu

Etymology

From Old Tupi piraruku[1].

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾa.ɾuˈku/

  • Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧ru‧cu

Noun

pirarucu m (plural pirarucus)

  1. (Brazil) pirarucu; arapaima (Arapaima gigas, a freshwater fish of South America)

References
  1. Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013
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