ピラルクー

Japanese

Alternative forms

  • ピラルク

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira
    Old Tupi pirá
    Proto-Tupian *ɨrʲuku
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruku
    Old Tupi uruku
    Old Tupi pirauruku
    Nheengatu pirarukúbor.
    Portuguese pirarucubor.
    Japanese ピラルクー

    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pirarucu.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [pʲiɾa̠ɾɯ̟kɯ̟ː]

    Noun

    ピラルクー • (pirarukū) 

    1. arapaima (Arapaima gigas)
      Synonyms: アラパイマ, パイチェ
      • 2019 November 30, “君の横顔 [Kimi no Yokogao]” (10:26 from the start), in 食戟のソーマ [Shokugeki no Sōma, Food Wars], season 4, episode 8, spoken by Rindō Kobayashi (Shizuka Itō), Tokyo, via Tokyo MX:
        そう、ピラルクー！アマゾン川流域(がわりゅういき)に生息(せいそく)する世界最大(せかいさいだい)の淡水(たんすい)魚(ぎょ)だぜ！
        Sō, pirarukū! Amazongawa ryūiki ni seisoku suru sekai saidai no tansuigyo da ze!
        That's right, the arapaima! It lives in the Amazon River Basin and is the world's largest freshwater fish!
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