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piracanjuba

Portuguese edit

 
piracanjuba

Etymology edit

From Old Tupi pirá (“fish”) + akanga (“head”) + îub (“yellow”) + -a: yellow headed fish.[1]

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾa.kɐ̃ˈʒu.bɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾa.kɐ̃ˈʒu.ba/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pi.ɾɐ.kɐ̃ˈʒu.bɐ/ [pi.ɾɐ.kɐ̃ˈʒu.βɐ]

  • Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧can‧ju‧ba

Noun edit

piracanjuba m (plural piracanjubas)

  1. (Brazil) a freshwater fish from South American rivers (Brycon orbignyanus)

References edit

  1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013
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