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pirai

pirai noun: a piranha fish.

Noun

pirai (plural pirais or pirai)

  1. (dated) A piranha fish.

Forms of pirai

pluralpirais
pluralpirai
alternative formperai

Origin of pirai

Borrowed from Spanish piraya.

Questions about pirai

What does pirai mean?
Pirai means a piranha fish.
What part of speech is pirai?
Pirai is a noun.
What is the plural of pirai?
The plural of pirai is pirais.

Words near pirai in the dictionary

  1. piraguas
  2. Piraha
  3. Pirahan
  4. Pirahá
  5. Pirahã
  6. pirai
  7. Piraic
  8. Piraino
  9. Pirainos
  10. pirais
  11. Pirakya

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