perai
/pɪˈrʌi/(also pirai, perae) Now chiefly Caribbean (Guyana )
noun
= piranha.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Edward Bancroft (1744–1821), chemist and spy. From Carib pirai from Tupi piˈrãia.
- brush-tailed possum
- brush-turkey
- brush-up
- brush up on (or brush something up)
- brush wolf
- brushwood
- brushwork
- brushy
- brusque
- brusquely
- brusqueness
- brusquerie
- Brussels
- Brussels carpet
- Brussels griffon
- Brussels lace
- Brussel sprout
- Brussels sprout
- brut
- brutal
- brutalise
- brutalism
- brutalist
- brutality
- brutalization