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pororocas

pororocas is the plural of pororoca.

Meaning of 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.

Questions about pororocas

What is pororocas the plural of?
Pororocas is the plural of pororoca.

Words near pororocas in the dictionary

  1. poroperm
  2. porophore
  3. porophores
  4. poroporo
  5. pororoca
  6. pororocas
  7. poroscope
  8. poroscopes
  9. poroscopic
  10. poroscopy
  11. porose

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