piarda

Galician

Pión, piarda or pialla ("sand smelt")

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)

1. 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)

1. (regional) the floodplain areas of the river Po

Anagrams

• rapida