pirarucu

pi·ra·ru·cu

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pi-rahr-uh-koo]
- /pɪˈrɑr əˌku/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pi-rahr-uh-koo]
- /pɪˈrɑr əˌku/

Definitions of pirarucu word

noun pirarucu the arapaima. 1
noun pirarucu large S American food fish 0
noun pirarucu arapaima 0

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Origin of pirarucu

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

1830-40; < Portuguese < Tupi pirá-rucú literally, red fish

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Parts of speech for Pirarucu

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pirarucu

pirarucu popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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pirarucu usage trend in Literature

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