piraruku

Old Tupi

noun

Definitions

a species of freshwater fish native to the basin of the Amazon River.

Etymology

Compound from Old Tupi pirá (fish) + Old Tupi uruku.

Origin

Old Tupi

uruku

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

São Paulo English
pirarucu English
piranha Portuguese
pirarucu Portuguese
urucum Portuguese
pirá Old Tupi
piráîaûara Old Tupi
pirãia Old Tupi
tininga Old Tupi
uruku Old Tupi