piedra

See also: Piedra

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piedra (stone). Doublet of petra.

Noun

piedra (uncountable)

  1. A hair disease caused by a fungus.

Derived terms

See also

Anagrams

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin petra.

Noun

piedra f (plural piedras)

  1. stone

References

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin petra (stone), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Noun

piedra f (plural piedres)

  1. stone
  • pedreru
  • pedrosu

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piedra (stone), from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjɛ.dra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdra
  • Hyphenation: piè‧dra

Noun

piedra f (uncountable)

  1. piedra (hair disease)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin petra (stone), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Noun

piedra f (plural piedras)

  1. stone

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin petram, accusative of petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjedɾa/

Noun

piedra f (plural piedras)

  1. A piece of stone; a rock or pebble.
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 6v:
      Et por ende a tal p̃priedat eſta piedra q̃ el q̃ la trae obedecẽ le los leones […]
      And such is the property of this stone that lions will obey he who bears it […]
    • Idem, 11v.
      […] alli do el ryo naſce ay unas muy grandes & otras pequẽnas como de otras piedras non pueden traer estos aguaduchos ſi non las menores.
      […] there at the source of the river are both very large and small stones, like others, but these currents cannot carry but the smaller ones.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: piedra

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish piedra and Portuguese pedra and Kabuverdianu pédra.

Noun

piedra

  1. stone
  2. rock

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish piedra, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjedɾa/ [ˈpje.ð̞ɾa]
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  • Rhymes: -edɾa
  • Syllabification: pie‧dra

Noun

piedra f (plural piedras)

  1. stone (hard earthen substance that can form large rocks)
    Synonyms: peña, roca
  2. flint (small cylinder used to produce a spark in a lighter, etc.)
  3. hailstone (single ball of hail, or solid precipitation)
  4. crack (potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine)
    Synonyms: coca, cocaína, farlopa, harina, mandanga, perico
  5. pumice
    Synonym: pumita

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