piaga

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpja.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Hyphenation: pià‧ga

Etymology 1

From Latin plāga, from Proto-Italic *plāgā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl(e)h₂géh₂, derived from *pleh₂g-, an extension of the root *pel- (“to beat, push, drive”). Compare French plaie, Spanish llaga, Portuguese chaga, Romanian plagă.

Noun

piaga f (plural piaghe)

  1. sore, scab
  2. (figurative, by extension) reason for inconsolable pain; wound
    una piaga nel cuore ― a wound in the heart
  3. (figurative) curse
  4. (hyperbolic or humorous) extremely annoying person; nuisance

Further reading

  • piaga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

piaga

  1. inflection of piagare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

From piagé, piache, and piaye, derived from Old Tupi paîé.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈa.ɡɐ/ [pɪˈa.ɡɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈa.ɡa/ [pɪˈa.ɡa], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja.ɡa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpja.ɡɐ/ [ˈpja.ɣɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ
  • Hyphenation: pi‧a‧ga

Noun

piaga m (plural piagas)

  1. (Brazil, neologism) synonym of pajé, a shaman of indigenous peoples of Brazil

Further reading

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