Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paiche

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paiche
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An arapaima, also called the pirarucu (Arapaima gigas).

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish paiche

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: paiche

Inflected Forms

paiches (plural)

Questions

What does paiche mean?: An arapaima, also called the pirarucu (Arapaima gigas).
Where does paiche come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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