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tambaqui

/tæmbaki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tam-baqui
IPA
/tæmbaki/
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A freshwater fish of species Colossoma macropomum, native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America.

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tambaqui, from Old Tupi tambaky.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tæmbaki/

Inflected Forms

tambaquis (plural)

Synonyms

black pacu

Questions

How do you pronounce tambaqui?
The recorded pronunciation is /tæmbaki/.
What does tambaqui mean?
A freshwater fish of species Colossoma macropomum, native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America.
Where does tambaqui come from?
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tambaqui, from Old Tupi tambaky.

How to pronounce tambaqui

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