piroróco

A form of pororoca — A tidal flood, especially at the mouth of the Amazon River, that rushes with a roaring noise into the river and proceeds in one or more waves that often present a very abrupt front of considerable height.

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Meanings

noun
  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of pororoca.

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piroróco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piror%C3%B3co

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“piroróco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piror%C3%B3co. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piroróco,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piror%C3%B3co.

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