ruivaca

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from ruivo +‎ -aca.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁujˈva.kɐ/ [huɪ̯ˈva.kɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁujˈva.kɐ/ [χuɪ̯ˈva.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁujˈva.ka/ [huɪ̯ˈva.ka]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁujˈva.kɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁujˈba.kɐ/ [ʁujˈβa.kɐ]

Hyphenation: rui‧va‧ca

Noun

ruivaca f (plural ruivacas)

Carassius carassius
Synonym: pimpão
Carassius auratus
Synonyms: cometa, peixe-dourado, peixe-vermelho

Further reading

“ruivaca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“ruivaca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026