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pirarucu

noun pi·ra·ru·cu \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
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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

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