pió

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See also: pio, Pio, PIO, pío, Pío, pio-, and pi'o

Catalan

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Noun

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pió m (plural pions)

  1. (physics) pion

Macanese

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Etymology

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From Portuguese pior, comparative form of mau, with the loss of final -r akin to the process in verb infinitives; compare .

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pió

  1. comparative degree of mau: worse
    Pió qui êle, nunca olâWorse than him, I've never seen

Adverb

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pió

  1. worse

Usage notes

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  • bôm (good) and bêm (well) do not have a unique comparative form *miló or *milió descended from Portuguese melhor; más is appended before them instead, i.e. más bôm, más bêm.
  • Often followed by qui to denote "worse than".

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Spanish

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Verb

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pió

  1. Superseded spelling of pio, which was deprecated in 2010.