piriri

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾiˈɾi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾiˈɾi/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: pi‧ri‧ri

Noun

piriri m (plural piriris)

1. (botany) Mabea piriri, a plant of the Euphorbiaceae family found from Costa Rica to Brazil
2. (botany) Senna bicapsularis, a plant of the Fabaceae family found in Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, and the West Indies

   Synonym: canudo-de-pito

3. (Brazil, dialectal) diarrhea

   Synonyms: diarreia, soltura, caganeira