"swai" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /swaɪ/ Forms: swai [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Thai สวาย (sà-wǎai). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|th|สวาย}} Borrowed from Thai สวาย (sà-wǎai) Head templates: {{en-noun|swai}} swai (plural swai)
  1. Synonym of iridescent shark (“a shark catfish of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus”) Synonyms: iridescent shark [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-swai-en-noun-KrrLkPwn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Catfish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Catfish: 79 21
  2. The meat of that fish
    Sense id: en-swai-en-noun-kNzyLkZs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: iridescent shark, tra
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