paiche

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Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpait͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -aitʃe
  • Syllabification: pai‧che

Noun

paiche m (plural paiches)

  1. the arapaima (Arapaima gigas)
    Synonyms: pirarucú, arapaima
    • 2015 November 20, “Tortugas, paiches y gamitanas”, in El País‎:
      Arapaima gigas es el nombre científico del gigantesco paiche amazónico —pirarucú en Brasil—, un pez extraordinario que puede superar los 200 kilos de peso, y el fundo es una sucesión de pozas que se alternan con praderas ocupando unas 80 hectáreas de terreno.
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