igarapé

noun

A watercourse in the Amazon rainforest.

Meanings

nounigarapé (plural igarapés)

plural igarapés · alternative igarape

Origin

  1. Brazilian Portugueseigarapé
  2. Englishigarapé

From Brazilian Portuguese igarapé.

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APA

igarapé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/igarap%C3%A9

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“igarapé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/igarap%C3%A9. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “igarapé,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/igarap%C3%A9.

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