Guaraní

Noun

pira

1. fish

Italian

Etymology

Latin pyra from Greek πῦρ

Noun

pira f

1. pyre

Anagrams

• apri, aprì, IRAP, pari, rapi, rapì, ripa

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiɾa/

Noun

pira

1. skin

References

• LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ɾa/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: pi‧ra

Alternative forms

• pyra (obsolete)

Noun

pira f (plural piras)

1. pyre (heap on which corpses are burned)
2. (slang) thingamajig, gizmo, thingy (something whose name is unknown)
3. (Brazil, slang) a proposition, suggestion or theory considered absurd or rather unlikely

Synonyms

• (something of unknown name): coisa, troço (Brazil), treco (Brazil), negócio (Brazil), bagulho (Brazil), bagaça (Brazil), trem, cena (Portugal), bang
• (absurd suggestion): viajada, piração

Verb

pira

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of pirar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of pirar

Sardinian

Etymology

Compare Italian pera

Noun

pira

1. pear

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpìːra/
• Tonal orthography: píra

Noun

píra f ‎(genitive píre, nominative plural píre)

1. spelt (grain)

Declension

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin pyra from Greek πῦρ.

Noun

pira f ‎(plural piras)

1. pyre

Etymology 2

From Caló

Noun

pira f ‎(plural piras)

1. escape, flight

Synonyms

• fuga
• huida

Related terms

• ir de pira
• pirado
• pirarse
• pirante

Verb

pira

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of pirar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of pirar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of pirar.

Warlpiri

Noun

pira

1. moon