"pororoca" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pororocas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pororoca. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt-BR|pororoca}} Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pororoca Head templates: {{en-noun}} pororoca (plural pororocas)
  1. A tidal flood, especially at the mouth of the Amazon River, that rushes with a roaring noise into the river and proceeds in one or more waves that often present a very abrupt front of considerable height. Wikipedia link: pororoca Synonyms: piroróco [obsolete] Related terms: tidal bore
    Sense id: en-pororoca-en-noun-NY0MmwDF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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