baiacu
Portuguese, noun/baj.aˈku/
baiacu is spelled B-A-I-A-C-U (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 51,518th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baiacu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “blowfish; porcupinefish (any species of fish of the order Tetraodontiformes that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does baiacu mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculineblowfish; porcupinefish (any species of fish of the order Tetraodontiformes that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of baiacu
- baiacus plural
- baiagu alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baiacu?
- Brazil /baj.aˈku/
- Brazil [baɪ̯.aˈku]
- Portugal /baj.ɐˈku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to baiacu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is baiacu in Portuguese?
baiacu appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).