pío
See also: pio, Pio, PIO, pió, Pío, pio-, and pi'o
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpio/ [ˈpi.o]
- Rhymes: -io
- Syllabification: pí‧o
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
pío m (plural píos)
- chirp; cheep
Derived terms
- ni pío
- no decir ni pío
Verb
pío
- first-person singular present indicative of piar
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin pius (“pious, devout”). First attested 1444[1].
Adjective
pío (feminine pía, masculine plural píos, feminine plural pías)
- pious
Derived terms
- delfín pío
- foca pía
Related terms
- piadoso
- piedad
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “pío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014