piraña
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la piraña(
pee
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rah
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nyah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (animal)
a. piranha
¡No nades en ese río! Está plagado de pirañas.Don't swim in that river! It's infested with piranhas.
2. (colloquial) (clever) (Costa Rica) (Puerto Rico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
a. crafty
Mariano es muy piraña y nos logró convencer a todos de comprar sus dulces.Mariano is really crafty and managed to convince us all to buy his chocolates.
3. (exploiter) (Caribbean) (Central America)
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. shark (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El patrón es una piraña que explota a los obreros pagándoles sueldos bajísimos.The CEO is a shark that exploits his workers by paying them low wages.
a. assault craft
Los comandos cruzaron el rio en una piraña y se adentraron en la jungla.The commandos crossed the river in an assault craft and headed into the jungle.
5. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (glutton) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. pig (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Tu hermano es una piraña! Se comió toda la tarta él solo.Your brother is a pig! He ate the whole cake by himself.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. gangbanger (slang) (United States)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United States
Cinco pirañas le robaron a un turista que estaba tomando sol en la playa.Five gangbangers robbed a tourist who was sunbathing on the beach.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
7. (colloquial) (clever person) (Costa Rica) (Puerto Rico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
a. fox (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No confies en esa piraña.Don't trust that fox.
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