piro

[ pir-oh ]

/ ˈpɪr oʊ /

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noun Informal.

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Origin of piro

By shortening

Words nearby piro

Pire, piri-piri, Pirithoüs, Pirke Avoth, pirn, piro, pirog, pirogen, pirogue, piroplasm, piroplasmosis

How to use piro in a sentence

Piro helps kill the bees with his stick, but, in doing so, injures the woman somewhat severely.
Filipino Popular Tales|Dean S. Fansler
Her father, angered, joins the accusers, and requests the king that he order Piro to cure his daughter.
Filipino Popular Tales|Dean S. Fansler
Henry de Piro proposed that Hus be delivered to the civil power for burning.
John Hus|William Dallmann
For relinquishing his right to the girl, Piro receives a hundred alfonsos from the father.
Filipino Popular Tales|Dean S. Fansler

If this be true, the Taos are made to speak the Piro language and the Hemez as well.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham