uiraçu

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi gûyragûasu (literally “big bird”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /uj.ɾaˈsu/ [uɪ̯.ɾaˈsu]

  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ui‧ra‧çu

Noun

uiraçu m (plural uiraçus)

  1. harpy (any of a number of birds of prey similar to eagles or hawks, of the subfamily Harpiinae)

Hyponyms

  • uiraçu-imperial
  • uiraçu-morcegueiro
  • uiraçu-papuano
  • uiraçu-real

Further reading

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