tambaqui

English

A tambaqui

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tambaqui, from Old Tupi tambaky.

Noun

tambaqui (plural tambaquis)

1. A freshwater fish of species Colossoma macropomum, native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America.

   Synonym: black pacu

Translations

Colossoma macropomum

• Finnish: mustapaku
• Old Tupi: tambaky
• Portuguese: tambaqui (pt) m
• Spanish: gamitana f, cachama m
• Ye'kwana: muudu

References

• tambaqui on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Colossoma macropomum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Colossoma macropomum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi tambaky.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.baˈki/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.bɐˈki/

Noun

tambaqui m (plural tambaquis)

1. tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum)

Further reading

• “tambaqui”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “tambaqui”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024