piarda
Galician
Etymology
Unknown. Related to its synonyms pión and pialla; perhaps ultimately from the same origin that English pilchard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [piˈaɾðɐ]
Noun
piarda f (plural piardas)
- sand smelt (Atherina presbyter)
- Synonyms: pialla, piardo, piardón, pión
References
- “piarda” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “piarda” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “piarda” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Italian
Etymology
Maybe from Old French piarda (“Celebrity”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: piar‧da
Noun
piarda f (plural piarde)
- (regional) the floodplain areas of the river Po
Anagrams
- rapida