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acara

/ɑːkəˈɹɑː/

acara noun: any of a number of Central American and South American freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae.

Noun

acara (plural acaras)

  1. Any of a number of Central American and South American freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae.

Forms of acara

pluralacaras

Origin of acara

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese acará, borrowed from Old Tupi akará, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akara.

Words formed from acara

Questions about acara

What does acara mean?
Acara means any of a number of Central American and South American freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae.
What part of speech is acara?
Acara is a noun.
How do you pronounce acara?
Acara is pronounced /ɑːkəˈɹɑː/.
What is the plural of acara?
The plural of acara is acaras.

Words near acara in the dictionary

  1. acapulcoite
  2. acapulcoites
  3. acapus
  4. acar
  5. acar-
  6. acara
  7. acaralogic
  8. acaralogical
  9. acaralogy
  10. acaras
  11. acarbia

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