pirai

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noun

A piranha fish.

OriginSpanish piraya →
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Meanings

nounpirai (plural pirais or pirai)

plural pirais · alternative perai

  1. datedA piranha fish.

Origin

  1. Spanishpiraya
  2. Englishpirai

Borrowed from Spanish piraya.

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APA

pirai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirai

MLA

“pirai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pirai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirai.

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