pieza

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited 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

Livonian

Alternative forms

• piezā

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pesä.

Noun

pieza

1. nest

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

Noun

pieza f (plural piezas)

1. piece, part

   Synonyms: pedazo, trozo

2. (heraldry) ordinary
3. (Argentina, Paraguay, Chile) room

   Synonym: habitación

Derived terms

• de una pieza
• pasapiezas

Related terms

• empezar

Further reading

• “pieza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10