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pia.

sink (basin with a drain)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpi.ɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.ɐ/Portugal
  1. sink (basin with a drain)

    feminine
  2. a sink and adjacent counter

    feminine
    Deixe o prato na pia, mas não dentro.
  3. a basin for holding water, in particular one that is furniture or part of the building rather than a movable object

    feminine
    pia batismal
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pia, from Latin pīla (“mortar”).

adj/ˈpi.ɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.ɐ/Portugal
  1. feminine singular of pio

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb/ˈpi.ɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.ɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of piar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of piar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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