acará

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kaˈɾa/

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧ca‧rá

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Old Tupi akará, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akara.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    acará m (plural acarás)

    1. (Brazil) acara (common name of various fish in the family Cichlidae)
    • acará-bandeira
    • acará-disco
    • acará-grande
    • acará-guaçu
    • acará-preto
    • acarapeba
    • acarapixuna
    • acarapucu
    Descendants
    • → English: acara
    • → Hunsrik: Karaa

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Yoruba àkàrà.

      Noun

      acará m (plural acarás)

      1. alternative form of acarajé

      References

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