piada

Galician

Etymology

From pía (“trough”) + -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈada/ [piˈa.ð̞ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Hyphenation: pi‧a‧da

Noun

piada f (plural piadas)

1. troughful
2. (livestock) flock, herd

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “piada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “piada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “piada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “piada”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “piada”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpja.da/
• Rhymes: -ada
• Hyphenation: pià‧da

Noun

piada f (plural piade)

1. a thin flatbread, typically prepared in the Romagna region

   Synonym: piadina

Occitan

Alternative forms

• peada
• pesada

Noun

piada f (plural piadas) (Gascony, Limousin)

1. footprint

Portuguese

Etymology

From piar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈa.dɐ/ [pɪˈa.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈa.dɐ/ [pɪˈa.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈa.da/ [pɪˈa.da]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpja.dɐ/ [ˈpja.ðɐ]

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Hyphenation: pi‧a‧da

Noun

piada f (plural piadas, diminutive piadinha)

1. joke (amusing story)

   Synonym: anedota

   Toby não sabe contar piadas. ― Toby can't tell jokes.

2. chirping (action of chirping)

   Synonyms: pio, piado

Derived terms

• piada de mau gosto
• piada de salão
• piadinha (diminutive)
• ter piada

Participle

piada

1. feminine singular of piado

Further reading

• “piada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “piada”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “piada”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “piada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjada/ [ˈpja.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: pia‧da

Noun

piada f (plural piadas)

1. chirping (action of chirping)
2. (colloquial, rare) an expression or phrase, characteristic of a particular person, that is repeated by another

   Salvador tiene muchas piadas de su maestro. ― Salvador often uses the same expressions as his teacher. (literally, “Salvador has many chirps of his teacher.”)

Participle

piada f sg

1. feminine singular of piado

References

• DICCIONARIO DE LA LENGUA ESPAÑOLA - Vigésima segunda edición

Further reading

• “piada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025