peixe-balão

Portuguese, noun/ˌpe(j).ʃi.baˈlɐ̃w̃/

peixe-balão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “blowfish (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does peixe-balão mean in English?

noun

1
masculineblowfish (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae 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 peixe-balão

peixe-balões plural
peixes-balões plural

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

How do you pronounce peixe-balão?

Brazil /ˌpe(j).ʃi.baˈlɐ̃w̃/
Brazil [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃi.baˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
Portugal /ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.bɐˈlɐ̃w̃/

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

English words that translate to peixe-balão

blowfish

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.