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araracanga

Portuguese, noun/a.ɾa.ɾaˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/

araracanga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “scarlet macaw (Ara macao)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “certo tipo de arara vermelha; seu nome científico é Ara macao”.

What does araracanga mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilfemininescarlet macaw (Ara macao)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. certo tipo de arara vermelha; seu nome científico é Ara macao

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of araracanga

  • araracangas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce araracanga?

  • Brazil /a.ɾa.ɾaˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/
  • Brazil /aˌɾa.ɾɐˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/
  • Portugal /ɐ.ɾɐ.ɾɐˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.