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pirá

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Nheengatu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Tupi pirá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [piˈɾa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: pi‧rá

Noun

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pirá (plural pirá-itá)

  1. fish

Derived terms

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira.

    Cognate with Paraguayan Guarani pira.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    pirá (unpossessable)

    1. fish

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Nheengatu: pirá

    References

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    Spanish

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    Verb

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    pirá

    1. second-person singular voseo imperative of pirar