# pirarucu

> English word · Noun · IPA /pi-ˌrär-ə-ˈkü/

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pirarucu