piracanjuba
Portuguese, noun/pi.ɾa.kɐ̃ˈʒu.bɐ/
piracanjuba is spelled P-I-R-A-C-A-N-J-U-B-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 91,721st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Piracanjuba is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a freshwater fish from South American rivers (Brycon orbignyanus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dourado”.
What does piracanjuba mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinea freshwater fish from South American rivers (Brycon orbignyanus)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dourado
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Goiás
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 piracanjuba
- piracanjubas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce piracanjuba?
- Brazil /pi.ɾa.kɐ̃ˈʒu.bɐ/
- Portugal /pi.ɾɐ.kɐ̃ˈʒu.bɐ/
- Portugal [pi.ɾɐ.kɐ̃ˈʒu.βɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is piracanjuba in Portuguese?
piracanjuba appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).