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peza.

piece, fragment, part, component of a larger or composite object

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛθa/[ˈpɛ.θɐ]/ˈpɛθa/standard[ˈpɛ.θɐ]standard
  1. piece, fragment, part, component of a larger or composite object

    feminine
  2. a piece of land

    feminine
  3. subset; group

    feminine
  4. game piece

    feminine
  5. a piece leather used in shoemaking

    feminine
  6. latrine

    feminine
  7. net

    feminine
  8. each one of the fixed periods of time allotted for the use of a mill

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Attested in local medieval documents as peza (969); from Old Galician-Portuguese peça, from Vulgar Latin *pettia, probably from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis. Compare French pièce, Portuguese peça, Spanish pieza, Italian and Sicilian pezza, Welsh peth, Irish cuid.

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