saracura

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Tupi sara'kura.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Rhymes: -uɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ra‧cu‧ra

Noun[edit]

saracura f (plural saracuras)

  1. (zoology) rail (one of several birds of the Rallidae family that live in swamps or on river margins)
  2. (botany) a plant of the Bignoniaceae family