pirarucu

pi·ra·ru·cu

noun \pi-ˌrär-ə-ˈkü\

Definition of PIRARUCU

: a very large edible bony fish (Arapaima gigas of the family Osteoglossidae) of the rivers of northern South America

Origin of PIRARUCU

Portuguese, from Tupi pirawrukú, from pirá fish + urukú annatto

First Known Use: 1840

Rhymes with PIRARUCU

Aracaju, cardinal virtue, cornflower blue, didgeridoo, downy mildew, easy virtue, hullabaloo, in deep doo-doo, Kalamazoo, merry-andrew, mulligan stew, Ouagadougou, out of the blue, Papandreou, Port du Salut, tu-whit tu-whoo, Vanuatu, Wandering Jew