compare prãîa (v.) (Lisbon, Hist.

of Anim. and Tr. of Maranhão. f. 173)

PIRANHA, sisoures, fish with very sharp

teeth.

 

PIR-ANHA. Ichthyology: piranha, fish of the

family Characidae, genus Pygocentrus.

= pir-ãia. Noun (sharp-toothed fish,

by analogy) + scissors

 

i remember a teacher i once had

ticiana melo a french teacher

everyone loved her

many years ago this

when we were on a placement

me and mirna juliana

my placement partner

or maybe it was a different subject

before the placement

when we were about to

start teaching french

as a foreign language

to be certified to teach french

as a foreign language

– one of the aspects of my education

in letters that i have fortunately set aside –

i remember her saying that […]