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Where does “piar” come from?

piar (Portuguese) comes from Latin pipilare, from Latin pipilo — I twitter, chirp.

piar (Portuguese): to chirp; to chat

Definitions

  1. to chirp; to chat

Ancestry of “piar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpipilareto whistle
2LatinpipiloI twitter, chirp

Words derived from “piar”

  • piada
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