Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The vernacular name of a very voracious South American fish, Serrasalmo piraya, and other characins of the subfamily Serrasalmoninæ (which see).

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl) A south American fresh water fish of the genus Serrasalmo of many species, remarkable for its voracity. When numerous they attack man or beast, often with fatal results.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun piranha fish

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[American Spanish, from Spanish Caribe, Carib; see Carib.]

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Examples

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  • Then there is habichuela, a usage popular in Puerto Rico, Cuba, el resto del área caribe, Colombia and many regional variations in South America.

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  • Then there is habichuela, a usage popular in Puerto Rico, Cuba, el resto del área caribe, Colombia and many regional variations in South America.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • Then there is habichuela, a usage popular in Puerto Rico, Cuba, el resto del área caribe, Colombia and many regional variations in South America.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • Then there is habichuela, a usage popular in Puerto Rico, Cuba, el resto del área caribe, Colombia and many regional variations in South America.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • Then there is habichuela, a usage popular in Puerto Rico, Cuba, el resto del área caribe, Colombia and many regional variations in South America.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • Then there is habichuela, a usage popular in Puerto Rico, Cuba, el resto del área caribe, Colombia and many regional variations in South America.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • Then there is habichuela, a usage popular in Puerto Rico, Cuba, el resto del área caribe, Colombia and many regional variations in South America.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • Then there is habichuela, a usage popular in Puerto Rico, Cuba, el resto del área caribe, Colombia and many regional variations in South America.

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  • In addition to this, many of the demonstrations 'organizers, supporters and enthusiasts can also be found on Twitter, such as @caribe, @pauloteixeira13, @samadeu, @arlesophia and @myris.

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