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)
- (Brazil) arapaima (Arapaima gigas)
- 1893, Inglês de Sousa, “Amor de Maria”, in Contos amazonicos, Rio de Janeiro: Laemmert & C., page 76:
- Ela mesma ralou uma porção de raiz em uma língua de pirarucu.
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- 2024 August 8, Venceslau Borlina Filho, “3 dias em Belém: veja roteiro para desbravar a capital do Pará, sede da COP30”, in Folha de S.Paulo[1]:
- Não deixe de comer um filé de filhote, peixe típico amazônico. Também são servidos pirarucu, dourada e pescada, entre outros. Quase tudo com jambu e tucupi.
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- en:Osteoglossomorph fish
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- pt:Osteoglossomorph fish