pires

See also: Pires and pirés

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

pires

1. plural of pire

Anagrams

• péris, pries, priés, prise, ripes, ripés, spire

Portuguese

Um pires

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ɾis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ɾis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ɾiʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ɾes/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ɾɨʃ/

• Homophone: Pires
• Hyphenation: pi‧res

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Malay piring (“saucer”), from Classical Persian پرنگ (piring, “copper”), perhaps originally a plural form. Compare Indonesian piring, Afrikaans piering.

Noun

pires m (invariable)

1. saucer (small dish)

Descendants

• → Bengali: পিরিচ (piric)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pires

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of pirar

Spanish

Verb

pires

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of pirar