tubarão

See also: Tubarão

Portuguese

tubarão (Carcharodon carcharias)

Etymology

Uncertain. Likely from Old Tupi uperú. Cognate with Galician tiburón, Spanish tiburón and Catalan tauró.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tu.βɐ.ˈɾɐ̃w̃/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tu.ba.ˈɾɐ̃w̃/
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ba‧rão

Noun

tubarão m (plural tubarões)

  1. shark
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