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- [pi-rahn-yuh, -ran- or, often, -rah-nuh, -ran-uh]
- /pɪˈrɑn yə, -ˈræn- or, often, -ˈrɑ nə, -ˈræn ə/
- /pɪˈrɑː.nə/
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- [pi-rahn-yuh, -ran- or, often, -rah-nuh, -ran-uh]
- /pɪˈrɑn yə, -ˈræn- or, often, -ˈrɑ nə, -ˈræn ə/
Definitions of piranha word
- noun plural piranha any of several small South American freshwater fishes of the genus Serrasalmus that eat other fish and sometimes plants but occasionally also attack humans and other large animals that enter the water. 1
- noun piranha carnivorous fish 1
- countable noun piranha A piranha is a small, fierce fish which is found in South America. 0
- noun piranha any of various small freshwater voracious fishes of the genus Serrasalmus and related genera, of tropical America, having strong jaws and sharp teeth: family Characidae (characins) 0
- noun piranha any of various small South American freshwater bony fishes (family Serrasalmidae, order Cypriniformes) having strong jaws and very sharp teeth: they hunt in schools, attacking any animals, including human beings 0
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Origin of piranha
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; < Portuguese < Tupi
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Parts of speech for Piranha
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piranha popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
piranha usage trend in Literature
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