"tra" meaning in English

See tra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: From tra-la-la. Head templates: {{en-interj}} tra
  1. A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune.
    Sense id: en-tra-en-intj-9-dcwP6K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: tra [plural]
Etymology: From Vietnamese (cá) tra, from Khmer ប្រា (praa, “certain Pangasius species”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|vi|cá tra|(cá) tra}} Vietnamese (cá) tra, {{der|en|km|ប្រា||certain Pangasius species}} Khmer ប្រា (praa, “certain Pangasius species”) Head templates: {{en-noun|tra}} tra (plural tra)
  1. Synonym of iridescent shark (“a shark catfish of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus”) Categories (lifeform): Catfish Synonyms: iridescent shark [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tra-en-noun-KrrLkPwn Disambiguation of Catfish: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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