jiripoca

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Tupi iurú (“mouth”) + póka (“to rip”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔkɐ Hyphenation: ji‧ri‧po‧ca === Noun === jiripoca f (plural jiripocas) (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 (zoology) any of a number of fresh water fishes from other regions of Brazil, such as Sorubim lima Synonyms: donzela, jurupoca ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “jiripoca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “jiripoca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “jiripoca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026