What does pira in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word pira in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pira in Portuguese.

The word pira in Portuguese means pira, pira, vaza!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pira

pira

noun (bonfire for cremation) (fogueira onde se queimam cadáveres)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The act of a Hindu widow to cremate herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband is called suttee.

pira

noun (funeral pyre: bonfire for cremation) (fogueira onde se cremam cadáveres)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
A pira da rainha ardeu por horas enquanto os cidadãos choravam.
The queen's pyre burned for hours as the citizens mourned.

vaza!

interjection (figurative, slang (go away!) (informal: desapareça)

(interjeição: Usada para exprimir emoção, ordem, etc. Ex. "psiu!" "Coragem!" "Meu Deus!")
Você quer mais dinheiro emprestado mas ainda nem pagou o último empréstimo? Vaza!
You want to borrow more money from me when you haven´t repaid the last lot? Get lost!

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