pirapitinga

Portuguese
pirapitinga

Etymology

From Old Tupi pirá (“fish”) + piting (“spotted”) + -a[1].

Noun

pirapitinga m (plural pirapitingas)

  1. A freshwater fish from South American rivers (Piaractus brachypomus).

References
  1. Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013
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