arapapá

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Tupi.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧ra‧pa‧pá

Noun[edit]

arapapá m (plural arapapás)

  1. (ornithology) boatbill (Pelecaniform bird (Cochlearius cochlearius) from the Ardeid family, medium-sized, with a wide beak, grayish plumage and black crown, found in Brazil.)