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Fish in Portuguese 🇧🇷


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fish peixe
How to say “fish” in Portuguese? “Peixe”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “peixe” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on fish in Portuguese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember:
• Notice that “peixe” starts with “pei” which sounds like “pay” in English; you might imagine paying for a fish at a market.
• Picture a fish saying “hey, I’m peixe!” to link the sound with the word.

Explanations:
• “Peixe” is the standard Portuguese word for a fish – an aquatic animal.
• It comes from Latin “piscis” and is used in both formal and informal contexts.

Other words that mean the same thing:
• “Pescado” – when referring to fish that has been caught for consumption (though “pescado” implies it is food rather than the animal itself).

Alternate meanings / Slang:
• In expressions such as “peixe fora d’água” (“a fish out of water”), it describes someone who feels out of place.
• Sometimes “peixe” can be used informally to refer to a person who is seen as gullible or easily duped, though this is less common and heavily context-dependent.

Examples of sentences:
• "Eu gosto de peixe frito no almoço."
 Translation: "I like fried fish for lunch."
• "O peixe nadava rapidamente no aquário."
 Translation: "The fish was swimming quickly in the aquarium."
• "Quando chegou ao novo ambiente, ele se sentiu como um peixe fora d'água."
 Translation: "When he arrived in the new environment, he felt like a fish out of water."

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