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peixe-porco

Portuguese, noun/ˈpe(j).ʃi ˈpoʁ.ku/

peixe-porco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “triggerfish (any fish of the Balistidae family)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does peixe-porco mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinetriggerfish (any fish of the Balistidae family)

  2. 2

    masculinefilefish (fish of the Acanthidae family)

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

Forms of peixe-porco

  • peixe-porcos plural

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

How do you pronounce peixe-porco?

  • Brazil /ˈpe(j).ʃi ˈpoʁ.ku/
  • Brazil [ˈpe(ɪ̯).ʃi ˈpoh.ku]

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