pororoca
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pororoca.
Noun
pororoca (plural pororocas)
- A tidal flood, especially at the mouth of the Amazon River, that rushes with a roaring noise into the river and proceeds in one or more waves that often present a very abrupt front of considerable height.
Alternative forms
- piroróco (obsolete)
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi pororoka (“explosion”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔkɐ
- Hyphenation: po‧ro‧ro‧ca
Noun
pororoca f (usually uncountable, plural pororocas)
- (Brazil) pororoca
- 2009, Selvagem ao Extremo, spoken by Richard Rasmussen, São Paulo: Grupo Record, via RecordTV; republished as A incrível pororoca, 2016 April 10:
- Eu trago a vocês e entrego: pororoca!
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)