pacu

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See also: pacú and pacʉ

English

Etymology

From Portuguese pacu, from Old Tupi paku.

Noun

pacu (plural pacus)

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  1. Any of several South American freshwater fishes related to the piranha.

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Verb

pacu

  1. imperative of paci

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pacu (“spur”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pacu (plural pacu-pacu)

  1. spur, toothed or spiked wheel fixed to one's boot for prodding a horse rode on.

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Malay

Pronunciation

Noun

pacu (Jawi spelling ڤاچو, plural pacu-pacu, informal 1st possessive pacuku, 2nd possessive pacumu, 3rd possessive pacunya)

  1. spur, toothed or spiked wheel fixed to one's boot for prodding a horse rode on.

Verb

pacu (Jawi spelling ڤاچو)

  1. to drive
  2. to spur
  3. to urge

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  • Indonesian: pacu

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Verb

pacu

  1. third-person plural imperfect active of pacati (“to cook”)

Polish

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Noun

pacu m

  1. locative/vocative singular of pac

Portuguese

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi paku.

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Noun

pacu m (plural pacus)

  1. pacu (any of several species of South American fishes)

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