piedra

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piedra (“stone”). Doublet of petra.

Noun

piedra (uncountable)

1. A hair disease caused by a fungus.

Anagrams

• aperid, diaper, paired, pardie, repaid

Etymology

From Latin petra (“stone”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Noun

piedra f (plural piedres)

1. stone

Etymology

From Latin petra (“stone”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Noun

piedra f (plural piedras)

1. stone

Etymology

From Latin petram, accusative of petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpje.ðɾa]

Noun

piedra f (plural piedras)

1. A piece of stone; a rock or pebble.
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 6v.

     Et por ende a tal ṕpriedat eſta piedra q́ el q́ la trae obedecé le los leones […]

     And such is the property of this stone that lions will obey he who bears it […]

   • Idem, 11v.

     […] alli do el ryo naſce ay unas muy grandes & otras pequénas como de otras piedras non pueden traer estos aguaduchos ſi non las menores.

     […] there at the source of the river are both very large and small stones, like others, but these currents cannot carry but the smaller ones.

Etymology

From Spanish piedra and Portuguese pedra and Kabuverdianu pedra.

Noun

piedra

1. stone

Etymology

From Old Spanish piedra, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjedɾa/, [ˈpjeðɾa]

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Noun

piedra f (plural piedras)

1. stone
2. crack (drug)

See also

• roca f