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pirapitinga

Portuguese

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pirapitinga

Etymology

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From Old Tupi pirá (“fish”) + piting (“spotted”) + -a.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾa.piˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾa.piˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡa/

  • Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧pi‧tin‧ga

Noun

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pirapitinga m (plural pirapitingas)

  1. (Brazil) a freshwater fish from South American rivers (Piaractus brachypomus)

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN
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