What is the Spanish word for "piranha"?

Learn how to say "piranha" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

piranha

Spanish

piraña

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Examples of how to use "piranha" in Spanish

English
A piranha can strip a carcass in minutes.
Spanish
Una piraña puede desollar una carcasa en minutos.
English
A piranha swims quickly in the river.
Spanish
Una piraña nada rápidamente en el río.
English
Can a piranha bite through the net?
Spanish
¿Puede una piraña morder a través de la red?
English
Keep a safe distance from that piranha.
Spanish
Mantén una distancia segura de esa piraña.
English
The piranha refused to eat the bread.
Spanish
La piraña se negó a comer el pan.

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