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tambaqui

US/tæmbaki/

tambaqui noun: a freshwater fish of species Colossoma macropomum, native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America.

tambaqui: a freshwater fish of species Colossoma macropomum, native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South...
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Noun

tambaqui (plural tambaquis)

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

Synonyms of tambaqui

Forms of tambaqui

pluraltambaquis

Origin of tambaqui

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tambaqui, from Old Tupi tambaky.

Questions about tambaqui

What does tambaqui mean?
Tambaqui means a freshwater fish of species Colossoma macropomum, native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America.
What part of speech is tambaqui?
Tambaqui is a noun.
How do you pronounce tambaqui?
Tambaqui is pronounced /tæmbaki/ (US).
What is the plural of tambaqui?
The plural of tambaqui is tambaquis.

Words near tambaqui in the dictionary

  1. tambaks
  2. tambala
  3. tambalacoque
  4. tambalas
  5. Tambangan
  6. tambaqui
  7. tambaquis
  8. Tambar Springs
  9. tambaram
  10. tambarams
  11. tambaran

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