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peixe elétrico

Portuguese, noun

peixe elétrico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of peixe-elétrico; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, peixe-elétrico is a different word: “electric eel (Electrophorus electricus, an eel-like fish capable of…”.

What does peixe elétrico mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of peixe-elétrico; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling

noun

as peixe-elétrico
  1. 1

    Brazilmasculineelectric eel (Electrophorus electricus, an eel-like fish capable of generating powerful electric shocks)

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. denominação comum dada às espécies de peixes, de água doce e salgada, dotados de células especiais capazes de gerar descargas elétricas

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 peixe elétrico

  • peixes-elétricos plural
  • peixe elétrico alternative
  • peixe-eléctrico alternative
  • peixe eléctrico alternative
  • peixes elétricos plural

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