Polyglot Dictionary

piada

/ˈpjadɐ/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as piadas

Meaning

  1. joke

    • Conto uma piada.

      I tell a joke.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

brincadeira

brincadeira and piada are close synonyms for "joke"; brincadeira also separately means "game," a playful activity.

Similar in other languages

German

Witz

Witz is the German word for the same thing — both mean "joke."

Spanish

broma

broma is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "joke."

Spanish

chanza

chanza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "joke."

Practice

1 What does piada mean?

2 Fill the gap: Conto uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches piada?

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