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pirarucu

/pɪˌɹɑɹəˈku/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
pi-raru-cu
IPA
/pɪˌɹɑɹəˈku/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An arapaima (Arapaima gigas), a large fish of the Amazon.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira Old Tupi pirá Proto-Tupian *ɨrʲuku Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruku Old Tupi uruku Old Tupi pirauruku Nheengatu pirarukúbor. Brazilian Portuguese pirarucubor. English pirarucu Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pirarucu.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɪˌɹɑɹəˈku/

Inflected Forms

pirarucus (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pirarucu?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɪˌɹɑɹəˈku/.
What does pirarucu mean?
An arapaima (Arapaima gigas), a large fish of the Amazon.
Where does pirarucu come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira Old Tupi pirá Proto-Tupian *ɨrʲuku Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruku Old Tupi uruku Old Tupi pirauruku Nheengatu pirarukúbor. Brazilian Portuguese pirarucubor. English pirarucu Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pirarucu.

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