Etymology

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Today it means: Synonym of iridescent shark (“a shark catfish of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus”). Full definition →

Vietnamese (cá) tra ← Khmer ប្រា
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tra · noun1

  1. Khmer · derived fromប្រា“certain Pangasius species”
  2. Vietnamese · borrowed from(cá) tra
  3. English todaytra

From Vietnamese (cá) tra, from Khmer ប្រា (praa, “certain Pangasius species”).

tra · interjection2

From tra-la-la.

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