pirarucu

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US/pɪˌɹɑɹəˈku/

noun

An arapaima (Arapaima gigas), a large fish of the Amazon.

OriginBrazilian Portuguese piraruc ← Nheengatu pirarukú ← Old Tupi pirauruku →
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Meanings

nounpirarucu (plural pirarucus)

plural pirarucus

  1. An arapaima (Arapaima gigas), a large fish of the Amazon.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
arapaima

Origin

  1. Old Tupipirá
  2. Old Tupiuruku
  3. Old Tupipirauruku
  4. Nheengatupirarukú
  5. Brazilian Portuguesepiraruc
  6. Englishpirarucu

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pirarucu.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

curupira
Cite this entry
APA

pirarucu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirarucu

MLA

“pirarucu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirarucu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pirarucu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirarucu.

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