Meanings
nounjararaca (plural jararacas)
plural jararacas
- A venomous snake of species Bothrops jararaca, found in South America.
The pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb, for example, found that the venom of the jararaca snake could help control high blood pressure and used it to create the drug Captopril.
2008 May 18, Alexei Barrionuevo, “Whose Rain Forest Is This, Anyway?”, in New York Times
Origin
- Old Tupiîararaka
- Portuguesejararaca
- Englishjararaca
Borrowed from Portuguese jararaca, from Old Tupi îararaka.
More words from Portuguese, Old Tupi
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish żararaka
- żararakaBothrops jararaca
Portuguese jararaca
- jararacaBothrops jararaca
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APA
jararaca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jararaca
MLA
“jararaca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jararaca. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jararaca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jararaca.
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