piaba

Galician

Verb

piaba

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of piar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi pi'awa.

Noun

piaba f (plural piabas)

1. (Brazil) fish of the genus Schizodon or Leporinus native to South America

   Synonym: piau

2. (Brazil, figurative) small fry

Related terms

• Piauí

Further reading

• “piaba”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “piaba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Verb

piaba

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of piar