tucuxi

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese tucuxi, borrowed from Nheengatu tukuxí, possibly from Old Tupi pukusĩ. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /tu.kuˈʃi/ === Noun === tucuxi (plural tucuxis) A freshwater dolphin, estuarine dolphin Sotalia fluviatilis, found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === tucuxy (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Nheengatu tukuxí, possibly from Old Tupi pukusĩ. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -i Hyphenation: tu‧cu‧xi === Noun === tucuxi m (plural tucuxis) tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) Synonyms: boto-cinza, pirajaguara ==== Descendants ==== → English: tucuxi === References === === Further reading === “tucuxi”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tucuxi”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “tucuxi”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “tucuxi”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN