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It's a combination of the Tupi word pira, or "fish," and ranha, meaning "tooth."
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No din, was Tom's reply, and no perandi; but 'pira' if they pleased.
In the South Seas Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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The pira men that nearly killed one of my ` principals ` and some of my chaps, and who were then pursued, arrested, convicted of attempted murder and jailed are now safely at large again, legally, thanks to Blairs hard work as a peacemaker.
Officer Down (Northern Ireland) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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The performance was not quite note-complete; Leonora's cabalettas "Di tale amor" and "Tu vedrai" both lost a verse and so did "Di quella pira."
Il Trovatore Lisa Hirsch 2009
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The original IRA,the one that had their armory confiscated and split up, probaly did have a point and the modern ira, pira, ect… might just have a point too.
Fears of a ‘Real I.R.A.’ Bomb Plot - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Mr. Alvarez is equally exciting, conveying Manrico's urgency and desperation; his "Di quella pira" was breathtaking.
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That Westley, he iz som “farm boy”, but, I like him az a pira , pirre? drezed in blak wid mazk!
not only do I get the - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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The performance was not quite note-complete; Leonora's cabalettas "Di tale amor" and "Tu vedrai" both lost a verse and so did "Di quella pira."
Archive 2009-09-01 Lisa Hirsch 2009
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Scindunt enim minutatim in scutella cum sale et aqua, aliam enim salsam non faciunt, et tunc cum puncto cultelli vel furcinula, quas proprias faciunt ad hoc, cum qua solemus comedere pira et poma cocta in vino, porrigunt cuilibet circumstantium buccellam vnam vel duas, secundum multitudinem comedentium.
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Scindunt enim minutatim in scutella cum sale et aqua, aliam enim salsam non faciunt, et tunc cum puncto cultelli vel furcinula, quas proprias faciunt ad hoc, cum qua solemus comedere pira et poma cocta in vino, porrigunt cuilibet circumstantium buccellam vnam vel duas, secundum multitudinem comedentium.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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