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swai

/swaɪ/

swai noun: synonym of iridescent shark (“a shark catfish of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus”).

swai: synonym of iridescent shark (“a shark catfish of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus”)
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Noun

swai (countable and uncountable, plural swai)

  1. Synonym of iridescent shark (“a shark catfish of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus”).
  2. The meat of that fish

Synonyms of swai

Forms of swai

pluralswai

Origin of swai

Borrowed from Thai สวาย (sà-wǎai).

Questions about swai

What does swai mean?
Swai means synonym of iridescent shark (“a shark catfish of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus”).
What part of speech is swai?
Swai is a noun.
How do you pronounce swai?
Swai is pronounced /swaɪ/.
What is the plural of swai?
The plural of swai is swai.

Words near swai in the dictionary

  1. Swahilization
  2. Swahilize
  3. Swahilized
  4. Swahilizes
  5. Swahilizing
  6. swai
  7. swailing
  8. Swaim
  9. Swaims
  10. swain
  11. Swain County

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