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pirai

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See also: Piraí

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish piraya.

Noun

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pirai (plural pirais or pirai)

  1. (dated) A piranha fish.

Alternative forms

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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pirai (plural pirai-pirai)

  1. (pathology) gout: an extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.

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Further reading

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Portuguese

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Verb

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pirai

  1. second-person plural imperative of pirar