piada
Spanish, noun/ˈpjada/
piada is spelled P-I-A-D-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 63 million words in written Spanish, the 277,009th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Piada is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “chirping (action of chirping)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of piado. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o modo en que el pájaro emite su voz”.
What does piada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechirping (action of chirping)
- 2
colloquialfemininerarean expression or phrase, characteristic of a particular person, that is repeated by another
Salvador tiene muchas piadas de su maestro.
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of piado
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o modo en que el pájaro emite su voz. 2. Expresión usada por alguien similar a la que otro suele usar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of piada
- piadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce piada?
- /ˈpjada/
- [ˈpja.ð̞a]
- [ˈpjað̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to piada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is piada in Spanish?
piada appears about once in every 63 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).