piraíba

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾaˈi.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾaˈi.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾaˈi.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾɐˈi.bɐ/ [pi.ɾɐˈi.βɐ]

Noun

piraíba m (plural piraíbas)

1. (Brazil) Brachyplatystoma filamentosum, an Amazonian fish

   Synonyms: (when young) filhote, piratinga, piranambu

Further reading

• Brachyplatystoma filamentosum on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt