Polyglot Dictionary

piedad

/pjeˈðað/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. mercy

    • Pidió piedad.

      He begged for mercy.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

clemencia

piedad also means "piety, pity" more broadly; clemencia specifically means "clemency, leniency," like a judge granting clemency.

Practice

1 What does piedad mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pidió ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches piedad?

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