piaba
Galician
Verb
piaba
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of piar
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi pi'awa.
Noun
piaba f (plural piabas)
- (Brazil) fish of the genus Schizodon or Leporinus native to South America
- Synonym: piau
- (Brazil, figurative) small fry
Related terms
Further reading
- “piaba”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “piaba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Verb
piaba
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of piar