pororoca

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pororoca.

Noun

pororoca (plural pororocas)

  1. A tidal flood, especially at the mouth of the Amazon River, that rushes with a roaring noise into the river and proceeds in one or more waves that often present a very abrupt front of considerable height.

Alternative forms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi pororoka (“explosion”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /po.ɾoˈɾɔ.kɐ/, /pɔ.ɾɔˈɾɔ.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /po.ɾoˈɾɔ.ka/, /pɔ.ɾɔˈɾɔ.ka/

  • Rhymes: -ɔkɐ
  • Hyphenation: po‧ro‧ro‧ca

Noun

pororoca f (usually uncountable, plural pororocas)

  1. (Brazil) pororoca
    • 2009, Selvagem ao Extremo, spoken by Richard Rasmussen, São Paulo: Grupo Record, via RecordTV; republished as A incrível pororoca‎[1], 2016 April 10:
      Eu trago a vocês e entrego: pororoca!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

  • → English: pororoca
  • → German: Pororoca
  • → Italian: pororoca
  • → Spanish: pororoca
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