noun, feminine/piˈɾaɲa/plural: pirañas
piranha
Synonyms: caribe
Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tãj Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pirãj Old Tupi pirãîabor. Portuguese piranhabor. Spanish piraña Borrowed from Portuguese piranha, from Old Tupi pirãîa.