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Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
carapau m (plural carapaus)
- Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus, a fish of the northeast Atlantic)
- Synonym: chicharro
- (Portugal, Azores) blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo, a fish of the northeastern Atlantic)
- (Brazil) blue runner (Caranx crysos, a fish of the Atlantic)
- (Brazil) horse-eye jack (Caranx latus, a fish of subtropical South Atlantic)
- (Brazil) Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus, a fish of the Atlantic)
- (Brazil) mackerel scad (Decapterus macarellus, a fish found is most oceans)
- (Brazil) round scad (Decapterus punctatus, a fish of the Atlantic)
- (slang) stick (very thin person)
- Synonyms: magrelo, vara
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