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Pikachu

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See also: Pikachū

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachū).

Pronunciation

Audio (US): (file)
IPA^(key): /ˈpiːkət͡ʃuː/

Proper noun

Pikachu (plural Pikachu or Pikachus)

(video games, anime, manga) A small yellow rodent-like Pokémon species that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers.

Usage notes

The official Pokémon products and video games use the plural Pikachu, although Pikachus is commonly used elsewhere.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Pikachu.

Derived terms

Translations

Pokémon

Arabic: بيكاتشو (bīkātšū)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 比卡超 (bei² kaa¹ ciu¹)

Mandarin: 皮卡丘 (zh) (Píkǎqiū)
French: Pikachu (fr)
Georgian: პიკაჩუ (ṗiḳaču)
German: Pikachu (de)
Greek: Πίκατσου (Píkatsou)
Hebrew: פִּיקָאצ׳וּ m (Píqatshu)
Hindi: पिकाचू (pikācū)
Indonesian: Pikacu
Italian: Pikachu
Japanese: ピカチュウ (Pikachū)
Korean: 피카츄 (Pikachu)
Macedonian: Пикачу (Pikaču)
Marathi: पिकाचू (pikācū)
Persian: پیکاچو
Portuguese: Pikachu m
Russian: Пи́качу (ru) (Píkaču)
Scots: Pikachu
Spanish: Pikachu
Swedish: Pikachu c
Tagalog: Pikachu
Thai: พิกะจู
Uzbek: Pikachu
Vietnamese: Pikachu

Further reading

Pikachu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:Pikachu on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piˈkat͡ʃu/
Audio (Germany): (file)

Proper noun

Pikachu m or n (proper noun, strong, genitive Pikachus or (with an article) Pikachu)

Pikachu

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

Pikachu

Etymology

Borrowed from English Pikachu, from Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachū).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈʃu/, /pi.kaˈt͡ʃu/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈʃu/, /pi.kaˈt͡ʃu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈt͡ʃu/

Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: Pi‧ka‧chu

Proper noun

Pikachu m

(ACG, video games, anime, manga) Pikachu

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