piração
Portuguese, noun/pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
piração is spelled P-I-R-A-Ç-Ã-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 91,721st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Piração is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a proposition, suggestion or theory considered absurd or rather unlikely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “proposta ou ideia considerada absurda ou improvável; loucura, doideira”.
What does piração mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineslanga proposition, suggestion or theory considered absurd or rather unlikely
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. proposta ou ideia considerada absurda ou improvável; loucura, doideira 2. ato ou o efeito de pirar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of piração
- pirações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce piração?
- Brazil /pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /pi.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is piração in Portuguese?
piração appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).