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pacu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
pacu
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of certain freshwater fish of the family Serrasalmidae, endemic to South America; they are characterised by squarish, human-like teeth and a mainly herbivorous diet.

Etymology

From Portuguese pacu, from Old Tupi paku.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pacus (plural)

Phrases

black pacu red-bellied pacu

Questions

What does pacu mean?
Any of certain freshwater fish of the family Serrasalmidae, endemic to South America; they are characterised by squarish, human-like teeth and a mainly herbivorous diet.
Where does pacu come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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