boi de piranha
Portuguese, noun/ˈboj d͡ʒi piˈɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/
boi de piranha is spelled B-O-I-D-E-P-I-R-A-N-H-A (12 letters). Boi de piranha is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sacrificial lamb (a person who is sacrificed (not literally) for the greater good of some cause)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does boi de piranha mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesacrificial lamb (a person who is sacrificed (not literally) for the greater good of some cause)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of boi de piranha
- bois de piranha plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boi de piranha?
- Brazil /ˈboj d͡ʒi piˈɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ˈboɪ̯ d͡ʒi piˈɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈboj dɨ piˈɾɐ.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.