pirarucu

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira

Old Tupi pirá

Proto-Tupian *ɨrʲuku

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruku

Old Tupi uruku

Old Tupi pirauruku

Nheengatu pirarukú

bor.

Brazilian Portuguese pirarucu

bor.

English pirarucu

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pirarucu.

Noun

pirarucu (plural pirarucus)

1. A fish, the arapaima (Arapaima gigas).

Translations

arapaima — see arapaima

References

• “pirarucu”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Curupira

Portuguese

pirarucu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira

Old Tupi pirá

Proto-Tupian *ɨrʲuku

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruku

Old Tupi uruku

Old Tupi pirauruku

Nheengatu pirarukú

bor.

Portuguese pirarucu

Borrowed from Nheengatu pirarukú.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾa.ɾuˈku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾɐ.ɾuˈku/

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧ru‧cu

Noun

pirarucu m (plural pirarucus)

1. (Brazil) arapaima (Arapaima gigas)

Descendants

• → English: pirarucu
• → Japanese: ピラルクー
• → Paraguayan Guaraní: piraruku
• → Spanish: pirarucú