Wiktionary

pista

See also: pistä and Pista

EnglishEdit

NounEdit

pista (plural pistas)

  1. (South Asia) pistachio

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French piste.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pista f (plural pistes)

  1. track, trail, lead
  2. clue
  3. runway
  4. route, path, track, footpath
  5. (sports) track
  6. (music) track
    pista bonus ― bonus track

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

CebuanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin festa < Latin festa, plural of festum.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: pis‧ta

NounEdit

pista

  1. feast day
  2. feast or banquet associated with such festival

VerbEdit

pista

  1. to celebrate such festival
  2. to prepare a feast for such festival
  3. to attend such festival or feast

QuotationsEdit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pista.

Derived termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

EstonianEdit

VerbEdit

pista

  1. Da-infinitive of pistma.

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

pista

  1. third-person singular past historic of pister

AnagramsEdit

ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Variant of pesta (“footprint”), technical senses influenced by French piste.[1]

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.sta/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: pì‧sta

NounEdit

pista f (plural piste)

  1. track, trail, scent, clue
    il poliziotto seguiva la pista dei complici del sospettato
    the police officer was following the trail of the suspect's accomplices
  2. (sports) track, racetrack, racecourse, course, rink
    Synonyms: circuito, tracciato
    pista di Formula uno ― Formula One racetrack
  3. (skiing) ski run, ski slope, piste, trail
    pista da sci ― ski slope
  4. track (sound stored on a record, cassette, etc.)
  5. (aviation) runway
  6. (slang) line (of cocaine)

InterjectionEdit

pista

  1. make way

Related termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • → French: piste (see there for further descendants)

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ pista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Further readingEdit

AnagramsEdit

LatinEdit

ParticipleEdit

pista

  1. inflection of pistus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

ParticipleEdit

pistā

  1. ablative feminine singular of pistus

ReferencesEdit

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

 

  • Hyphenation: pis‧ta

NounEdit

pista f (plural pistas)

  1. track; road; path
    1. lane (division of roadway)
      Synonym: faixa
    2. racetrack (course over which any type of race is run)
    3. Clipping of pista de pouso. (runway)
    4. Clipping of pista de dança. (dancefloor)
  2. footprints
    Synonyms: pegadas, rastro
  3. clue (information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion)
    Synonym: indício

QuotationsEdit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pista.

Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /pîsta/
  • Hyphenation: pis‧ta

NounEdit

pȉsta f (Cyrillic spelling пи̏ста)

  1. runway (for airplanes)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of pista
singular plural
nominative pȉsta piste
genitive piste pȋstā / pȋstī
dative pisti pistama
accusative pistu piste
vocative pisto piste
locative pisti pistama
instrumental pistom pistama

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Italian pista. Compare English piston.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpista/ [ˈpis.t̪a]
  • Audio (Colombia)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: pis‧ta

NounEdit

pista f (plural pistas)

  1. track, course, trail
  2. (aviation) runway
  3. (sports, Spain) court (field on which tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, etc is played)
    Synonym: (Latin America) cancha
    pista de baloncesto ― basketball court
  4. clue
  5. (bowling) lane

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

TagalogEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Early borrowing from Spanish fiesta. Compare Malay pesta. Doublet of piyesta, a later borrowing.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: pis‧ta
  • IPA(key): /pisˈta/, [pɪsˈta]

NounEdit

pistá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. feast day; festival; festivity
    Synonym: pagdiriwang
    Ika-16 ng Enero ang pista ng Santo Niño. ― The feast of the Santo Niño is at January 16.
  2. feast or banquet associated with a feast day
    Synonyms: piyesta, piging, handa
  3. (obsolete) feast kept outside of a Sunday or a patron holiday [16th–17th c.]
Alternative formsEdit
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: pis‧ta
  • IPA(key): /pisˈtaʔ/, [pɪsˈtaʔ]

NounEdit

pistâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. act of undervaluing or underrating, in a mean manner, the merits of someone or something; faultfinding; belittlement
    Synonyms: pintas, puna, pula, pagmamaliit
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

Borrowed from Spanish pista (“track; course”).

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: pis‧ta
  • IPA(key): /pisˈtaʔ/, [pɪsˈtaʔ]

NounEdit

pistâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. lane
    Synonym: daan

ReferencesEdit

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