pirarucu

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Etymology

    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pirarucu.

    Noun

    pirarucu (plural pirarucus)

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

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    pirarucu

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Nheengatu pirarukú.

      Pronunciation

      • Rhymes: -u
      • Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧ru‧cu

      Noun

      pirarucu m (plural pirarucus)

      1. (Brazil) arapaima (Arapaima gigas)

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      • English: pirarucu
      • Japanese: ピラルクー
      • Paraguayan Guaraní: piraruku
      • Spanish: pirarucú