pororoca

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noun

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.

OriginBrazilian Portuguese pororoca ← Old Tupi pororoka →
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Meanings

nounpororoca (plural pororocas)

plural pororocas · alternative piroróco

  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Old Tupipororoka
  2. Brazilian Portuguesepororoca
  3. Englishpororoca

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pororoca.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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