tambaqui

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tambaqui, from Old Tupi tambaky.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /tæmbaki/

Noun

tambaqui (plural tambaquis)

A freshwater fish of species Colossoma macropomum, native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America.
Synonym: black pacu

Translations

Colossoma macropomum

Finnish: mustapaku
Old Tupi: tambaky
Polish: paku czarnopłetwy m, paku czarny m
Portuguese: tambaqui (pt) m
Spanish: gamitana f, cachama m
Ye'kwana: muudu

Further reading

tambaqui on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Colossoma macropomum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Colossoma macropomum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi tambaky.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.baˈki/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.bɐˈki/

Rhymes: -i

Noun

tambaqui m (plural tambaquis)

tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum)

Descendants

→ English: tambaqui

Further reading

“tambaqui”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“tambaqui”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025