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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions piranha noun (plural: piranhas) A kind of dangerous fish; may be used in a figurative sense. A carnivorous freshwater fish living in South American rivers and belonging to the families of Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus. Translations:  Dutch: piranha Dutch, piranha French: piranha German: Piranha Spanish: piraí±a Etymology: First attested w:1869, 1869. Up to now there exist at least three versions on where the name piranha comes from: from a hybrid language composed of Tupi-Guarani languages; it may be a compound word made of the components pirí, fish + sanha or ranha, tooth. from Tupi pirí, fish + ínha, cut from Portuguese piranhaPortuguese, piranha, from Tupi pira nya, variant of pira'ya, literally scissors fish.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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