pirarucu
English
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Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pirarucu.
Noun
editpirarucu (plural pirarucus)
- A fish, the arapaima (Arapaima gigas).
Translations
editarapaima — see arapaima
References
edit- “pirarucu”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Borrowed from Nheengatu pirarukú.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧ru‧cu
Noun
editpirarucu m (plural pirarucus)
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- en:Osteoglossomorph fish
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