tubarão

Meaning

shark

Hyphenated as

tu‧ba‧rão

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tu.baˈɾɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from Old Tupi yperu, with the addition of an initial t- under the influence of another native word (possibly from a different language family like Arawakan).
Compare Spanish tiburón, Galician tabeirón, Catalan tauró.

Sentences

Uma criança está em uma piscina usando óculos de tubarão .

A child is in a pool wearing shark goggles.