piyesa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pieza, from Late Latin pettia, from Gaulish *pettyā.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piˈesa/ [ˈpjɛː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: pi‧ye‧sa

Noun

piyesa (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜌᜒᜐ)

1. musical piece (composition and paper)

   Synonym: tugtugin

2. piece (of chess, board games, etc.)
3. part; spare part (of machines, etc.)
4. bolt (of cloth)

   Synonyms: rolyo, balumbon, lago

Derived terms

• trabahong por piyesa

 

See also

• umpisa

 

Anagrams

• espiya