Feminine

piedad

Meaning

  1. (feminine) piety
  2. (feminine) pity, mercy
  3. (feminine) compassion

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
pie‧dad
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pjeˈdad/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish piedat, piadad (first attested 1140), from Latin pietātem (“piety; pity”).

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