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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “piarda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “piarda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “piarda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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