pacu

See also: pacú

English

Etymology

From Portuguese pacu, from Old Tupi paku.

Noun

pacu (plural pacus)

Any of several South American freshwater fishes related to the piranha.

Derived terms

Translations

any of several species of South American fishes

Portuguese: pacu m

Anagrams

A cup, A-cup, Cupa, Puac, caup

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

𑀧𑀘𑀼 (Brahmi script)
पचु (Devanagari script)
পচু (Bengali script)
පචු (Sinhalese script)
ပစု (Burmese script)
ปจุ or ปะจุ (Thai script)
ᨷᨧᩩ (Tai Tham script)
ປຈຸ or ປະຈຸ (Lao script)
បចុ (Khmer script)

Verb

pacu

third-person plural imperfect active of pacati (“to cook”)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

pacú (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi paku.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ˈku/

Noun

pacu m (plural pacus)

pacu (any of several species of South American fishes)

Derived terms

pacuzinho (diminutive)
pacuzão (augmentative)

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