jiripoca

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi iurú (“mouth”) + póka (“to rip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.ɾiˈpɔ.kɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔkɐ
• Hyphenation: ji‧ri‧po‧ca

Noun

jiripoca f (plural jiripocas)

1. (zoology) any of a number fresh water fishes of the rivers of the Amazon Rainforest and Southeast Brazil, such as Hemieorubim platyrhynchus

   Synonyms: jerupoca, jurupensém, mandiaçu

2. (zoology) any of a number of fresh water fishes from other regions of Brazil, such as Sorubim lima

   Synonyms: donzela, jurupoca

Derived terms

• a jiripoca vai piar

 

Further reading

• “jiripoca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “jiripoca”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024