pirarucu
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pirarucu
1830–40; < Portuguese < Tupi pirá-rucú literally, red fish
Example Sentences
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By law, only 30% of the pirarucu in a particular area may be fished the following year.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
Experimenting with the new skins, Filgueiras found he was able to fix the many holes in the pirarucu leather using the same technique he had created for the toad leather.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
Indigenous communities working together with non-Indigenous riverine settlers manage the pirarucu in preserved areas of the Amazon.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
But in the big slaughterhouses, where the bulk of the pirarucu catch is processed, the skin was being discarded.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
Salt codfish was twopence per pound cheaper than the vile salt pirarucu of the country.
From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter
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