tubarão

See also: Tubarão

Portuguese

tubarão (Carcharodon carcharias)

Etymology

Uncertain. Likely from Old Tupi uperú. Cognate with Galician tiburón, Spanish tiburón, Middle French tibéron, Tourangeau tébron and Catalan tauró.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tu.βɐ.ˈɾɐ̃w̃/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tu.ba.ˈɾɐ̃w̃/
• Hyphenation: tu‧ba‧rão

Noun

tubarão m (plural tubarões)

1. shark