trahira

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese traíra (formerly spelled trahira).

• (US) enPR: trä-hĭ'rä IPA^(key): /tɹɑˈhɪ.ɹɑ/
• Hyphenation: tra‧hi‧ra

trahira (plural trahiras)

2. The South American ray-finned fish Hoplias malabaricus.

   Synonyms: haimura, tigerfish

trahira

1. third-person singular future of trahir

trahira f (plural trahiras)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of traíra
   • 1865, José de Alencar, chapter XVI, in Iracema: Lenda do Ceará, Rio de Janeiro: Typ. de Viana e Filhos, page 74:

     Chegão os viajantes á foz do rio onde se crião em grande abundancia as saborosas trahiras, suas praias são povoadas pela tribu dos pescadores, da grande nação dos Pytiguaras.

     The travelers arrive at the river mouth where the flavorful trahiras are bountifully raised, its beaches are inhabited by the fisherman tribe from the great nation of the Potiguara.

   • 1937 February 27, “Rio Grande do Sul: A commissão de tabellamento — A fundação de um gymnasio — Fallecimentos — Viajantes”, in Jornal do Commercio, volume 110, number 126, Rio de Janeiro, page 3:

     Foi pescada na lagoa Heitor Mercio, em Bagé, uma trahira com 80 centimetros de comprimento.

     A trahira with 80 centimeters of length was caught at lake Heitor Mercio, in Bagé.

trahira m or f by sense (plural trahiras)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of traíra

This spelling was more common than trahyra.

trahira

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of trahir