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), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “pieza”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (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

Noun

pieza f (plural piezas)

  1. piece, part
    Synonyms: pedazo, trozo
  2. (heraldry) ordinary
  3. (Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia, Chile) room
    Synonym: habitación

Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
rey dama, reina torre, roque alfil caballo peón

Further reading