peza

Meaning

1. (feminine) piece, fragment, part, component of a larger or composite object
2. (feminine) a piece of land
3. (feminine) subset; group
4. (feminine) game piece
5. (feminine) a piece leather used in shoemaking
6. (feminine) latrine
7. (feminine) net
8. (feminine) each one of the fixed periods of time allotted for the use of a mill

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛθa̝/

Etymology

Cognate with French: pièce

Cognate with Portuguese: peça

Cognate with Spanish: pieza

Cognate with Welsh: peth

Cognate with Irish: cuid

In summary

Attested in local medieval documents as peza (969); from Old Galician-Portuguese peça, from Vulgar Latin *pettia, probably from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis. Compare French pièce, Portuguese peça, Spanish pieza, Italian and Sicilian pezza, Welsh peth, Irish cuid.

Sentences

É , cando menos , unha peza política importante .

It is, at the very least, an important political issue.

A peza estrutúrase como unha forma a tres partes .

The piece is structured as a three-part shape.

Unha peza adobiada de humor cru .

A piece of raw humour.

Compuxo peza musicais de éxito como "Sonatas de Suevia".

He composed successful musical pieces such as "Sonatas from Sweden."