"candiru" meaning in All languages combined

See candiru on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌkændɪˈɹuː/ [UK] Forms: candirus [plural]
Etymology: From Old Tupi, via Portuguese or Spanish. Etymology templates: {{der|en|tpw|-}} Old Tupi, {{bor|en|pt|-}} Portuguese, {{bor|en|es|-}} Spanish Head templates: {{en-noun}} candiru (plural candirus)
  1. A small parasitic catfish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river, rumored to swim up male urethras. Wikipedia link: candiru Categories (lifeform): Catfish Synonyms: canero, cañero, toothpick fish, vampire fish, candirú Translations (Vandellia cirrhosa): loismonni (Finnish)

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾu/ [Brazil], /kɐ̃.diˈɾu/ [Portugal] Forms: candirus [plural]
Etymology: From Old Tupi. Etymology templates: {{der|pt|tpw|-}} Old Tupi Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} candiru m (plural candirus)
  1. candiru (a small parasitic fish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river) Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Catfish Synonyms: candirú [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-candiru-pt-noun-7bP3v-6u Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for candiru meaning in All languages combined (2.9kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "tpw",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Tupi",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Tupi, via Portuguese or Spanish.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "candirus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "candiru (plural candirus)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Catfish",
          "orig": "en:Catfish",
          "parents": [
            "Fish",
            "Otocephalan fish",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small parasitic catfish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river, rumored to swim up male urethras."
      ],
      "id": "en-candiru-en-noun-8JZydF0r",
      "links": [
        [
          "parasitic",
          "parasitic"
        ],
        [
          "catfish",
          "catfish"
        ],
        [
          "Amazon",
          "Amazon"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "canero"
        },
        {
          "word": "cañero"
        },
        {
          "word": "toothpick fish"
        },
        {
          "word": "vampire fish"
        },
        {
          "word": "candirú"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Vandellia cirrhosa",
          "word": "loismonni"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "candiru"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌkændɪˈɹuː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "candiru"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "tpw",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Tupi",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Tupi.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "candirus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "candiru m (plural candirus)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "pt",
          "name": "Catfish",
          "orig": "pt:Catfish",
          "parents": [
            "Fish",
            "Otocephalan fish",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "candiru (a small parasitic fish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river)"
      ],
      "id": "en-candiru-pt-noun-7bP3v-6u",
      "links": [
        [
          "candiru",
          "candiru#English"
        ],
        [
          "Vandellia cirrhosa",
          "Wikispecies:Vandellia cirrhosa"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "candirú"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾu/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ̃.diˈɾu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "candiru"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "tpw",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Tupi",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Tupi, via Portuguese or Spanish.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "candirus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "candiru (plural candirus)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English 3-syllable words",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Portuguese",
        "English terms borrowed from Spanish",
        "English terms derived from Old Tupi",
        "English terms derived from Portuguese",
        "English terms derived from Spanish",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "en:Catfish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small parasitic catfish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river, rumored to swim up male urethras."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "parasitic",
          "parasitic"
        ],
        [
          "catfish",
          "catfish"
        ],
        [
          "Amazon",
          "Amazon"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "candiru"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌkændɪˈɹuː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "canero"
    },
    {
      "word": "cañero"
    },
    {
      "word": "toothpick fish"
    },
    {
      "word": "vampire fish"
    },
    {
      "word": "candirú"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Vandellia cirrhosa",
      "word": "loismonni"
    }
  ],
  "word": "candiru"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "tpw",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Tupi",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Tupi.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "candirus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "candiru m (plural candirus)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "Portuguese 3-syllable words",
        "Portuguese countable nouns",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese masculine nouns",
        "Portuguese nouns",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Old Tupi",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "pt:Catfish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "candiru (a small parasitic fish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "candiru",
          "candiru#English"
        ],
        [
          "Vandellia cirrhosa",
          "Wikispecies:Vandellia cirrhosa"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɾu/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ̃.diˈɾu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "candirú"
    }
  ],
  "word": "candiru"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e9e0a99 and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.