poraké

Old Tupi
poraké (sense 1)
poraké (sense 2)

Alternative forms
  • puraké

Etymology

Compare Guaraní porake. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔ.ɾaˈkɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Hyphenation: po‧ra‧ké

Noun

poraké (unpossessable)

  1. electric eel (Electrophorus electricus, an eel-like fish capable of generating powerful electric shocks)
  2. chola guitarfish (Pseudobatos percellens)

Descendants
  • → Portuguese: poraquê, poroquê, puraquê
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