pirapitinga
Portuguese, noun/pi.ɾa.piˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/
pirapitinga is spelled P-I-R-A-P-I-T-I-N-G-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written Portuguese, the 148,558th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pirapitinga is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a freshwater fish from South American rivers (Piaractus brachypomus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does pirapitinga mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinea freshwater fish from South American rivers (Piaractus brachypomus)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of pirapitinga
- pirapitingas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pirapitinga?
- Brazil /pi.ɾa.piˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /pi.ɾɐ.piˈtĩ.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pirapitinga in Portuguese?
pirapitinga appears about once in every 26 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).