pìos

See also: pios, PIOs, and píos

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English pece, from Old French piece, from Late Latin pettia, from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (“piece, portion”). Doublet of cuid.

Noun

pìos m (genitive singular pìosa, plural pìosan)

1. piece, bit, fragment
2. sandwich
3. piece as in composition
4. attractive person, hunk

   pìos math duf ― what a hunk

Derived terms

• pìos àrd a' ghuib
• pìos ìosal a' ghuib