pieza

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese pieça from Late Latin pettia, from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjeθa/ [ˈpje.θa]
• Rhymes: -eθa
• Syllabification: pie‧za

Noun

pieza f (plural pieces)

1. piece; part

Further reading

• “pieza”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “pieza”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin pettia, from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis. Compare French pièce, Italian pezza, Catalan and Portuguese peça.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjeθa/ [ˈpje.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈpjesa/ [ˈpje.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: pie‧za

Noun

pieza f (plural piezas)

1. piece, part

   Synonyms: pedazo, trozo

2. (Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia, Chile) room

   Synonyms: habitación, cuarto

3. (heraldry) ordinary

Derived terms

• de una pieza
• pasapiezas
• pieza léxica

Related terms

• empezar

Further reading

• “pieza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025