piriri

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi piriri.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾiˈɾi/

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: pi‧ri‧ri

Noun

piriri m (plural piriris)

  1. (botany) Mabea piriri (species of spurge in the family Euphorbiaceae)
  2. (botany) Senna bicapsularis (species of legume in the family Fabaceae)
    Synonym: canudo-de-pito
  3. (Brazil, dialectal) diarrhea
    Synonyms: diarreia, soltura, caganeira

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