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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese piranha, from Old Tupi pirãia (“fish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈraɲ.ja/
- Rhymes: -aɲja
- Syllabification: pi‧ran‧ia
Noun
pirania f
- piranha
Declension
Further reading
- pirania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pirania in Polish dictionaries at PWN