pista

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: pistä, Pista, and писта

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

pista (plural pistas)

  1. (South Asia) pistachio

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French piste.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pista f (plural pistes)

  1. track, trail, lead
  2. clue
  3. runway
  4. route, path, track, footpath
  5. (sports) track
  6. (music) track
    pista bonus ― bonus track

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin festa < Latin festa, plural of festum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pis‧ta

Noun[edit]

pista

  1. feast day
  2. feast or banquet associated with such festival

Verb[edit]

pista

  1. to celebrate such festival
  2. to prepare a feast for such festival
  3. to attend such festival or feast

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pista.

Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Estonian[edit]

Verb[edit]

pista

  1. Da-infinitive of pistma.

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

pista

  1. third-person singular past historic of pister

Anagrams[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Variant of pesta (“footprint”), technical senses influenced by French piste.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.sta/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Hyphenation: pì‧sta

Noun[edit]

pista f (plural piste)

  1. track, trail, scent, clue
    il poliziotto seguiva la pista dei complici del sospettato
    the police officer was following the trail of the suspect's accomplices
  2. (sports) track, racetrack, racecourse, course, rink
    Synonyms: circuito, tracciato
    pista di Formula uno ― Formula One racetrack
  3. (skiing) ski run, ski slope, piste, trail
    pista da sci ― ski slope
  4. track (sound stored on a record, cassette, etc.)
  5. (aviation) runway
  6. (slang) line (of cocaine)

Interjection[edit]

pista

  1. make way

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → French: piste (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  1. ^ pista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Participle[edit]

pista

  1. inflection of pistus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle[edit]

pistā

  1. ablative feminine singular of pistus

References[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: pis‧ta

Noun[edit]

pista f (plural pistas)

  1. track; road; path
    1. lane (division of roadway)
      Synonym: faixa
    2. racetrack (course over which any type of race is run)
    3. Clipping of pista de pouso. (runway)
    4. Clipping of pista de dança. (dancefloor)
  2. footprints
    Synonyms: pegadas, rastro
  3. clue (information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion)
    Synonym: indício

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pista.

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pîsta/
  • Hyphenation: pis‧ta

Noun[edit]

pȉsta f (Cyrillic spelling пи̏ста)

  1. runway (for airplanes)

Declension[edit]

Declension of pista
singular plural
nominative pȉsta piste
genitive piste pȋstā / pȋstī
dative pisti pistama
accusative pistu piste
vocative pisto piste
locative pisti pistama
instrumental pistom pistama

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian pista. Compare English piston.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpista/ [ˈpis.t̪a]
  • Audio (Colombia)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: pis‧ta

Noun[edit]

pista f (plural pistas)

  1. track, course, trail
  2. (aviation) runway
  3. (sports, Spain) court (field on which tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, etc is played)
    Synonym: (Latin America) cancha
    pista de baloncesto ― basketball court
  4. clue. Compare English fingerprint.
  5. (bowling) lane

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Early borrowing from Spanish fiesta. Compare Malay pesta. Doublet of piyesta, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pis‧ta
  • IPA(key): /pisˈta/, [pɪsˈta]

Noun[edit]

pistá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. feast day; festival; festivity
    Synonym: pagdiriwang
    Ika-16 ng Enero ang pista ng Santo Niño. ― The feast of the Santo Niño is at January 16.
  2. feast or banquet associated with a feast day
    Synonyms: piyesta, piging, handa
  3. (obsolete) feast kept outside of a Sunday or a patron holiday [16th–17th c.]
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pis‧ta
  • IPA(key): /pisˈtaʔ/, [pɪsˈtaʔ]

Noun[edit]

pistâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. act of undervaluing or underrating, in a mean manner, the merits of someone or something; faultfinding; belittlement
    Synonyms: pintas, puna, pula, pagmamaliit
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish pista (“track; course”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pis‧ta
  • IPA(key): /pisˈtaʔ/, [pɪsˈtaʔ]

Noun[edit]

pistâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. lane
    Synonym: daan

References[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=pista&oldid=73194577"