"acara" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɑːkəˈɹɑː/ Forms: acaras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese acará, borrowed from Old Tupi akará, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akara. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|bor|pt-BR>acará>acara|id=cichlid|text=++}} Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese acará, borrowed from Old Tupi akará, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akara. Head templates: {{en-noun}} acara (plural acaras)
  1. Any of a number of Central American and South American freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae. Categories (lifeform): Cichlids Derived forms: blue acara, zebra acara
    Sense id: en-acara-en-noun-G6LBllLF Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 15 57 1 0 0 0 1 2 21 1 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 57 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 0 0 1

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese acará, borrowed from Old Tupi akará, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akara.",
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      "ipa": "/ɑːkəˈɹɑː/"
    }
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