pia
Portuguese, noun
pia is spelled P-I-A (3 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,879th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sink (basin with a drain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of pio. With an accent, piá is a different word: “kid; child”. With a tilde, piã is a different word: “synonym of bouba (“yaws”)”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “recipiente de pedra para líquidos”.
What does pia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesink (basin with a drain)
- 2
femininea sink and adjacent counter
Deixe o prato na pia, mas não dentro.
- 3
femininea basin for holding water, in particular one that is furniture or part of the building rather than a movable object
pia batismal
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of pio
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculinekid; child
- 2
colloquialmasculineman; dude
adjective
- 1
colloquialchildish
verb
- 1
eye dialect spelling of piar
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinesynonym of bouba (“yaws”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de alguém que se comporta ou lembra um menino 2. criança do sexo masculino
noun: 1. menino; criança
noun: 1. recipiente de pedra para líquidos 2. pequeno tanque
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo piar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pia
- pias plural
- piás plural
- piãs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to pia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pia in Portuguese?
pia appears 9.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).