Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piedra

/pˈidɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: piedra
IPA: /pˈidɹə/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hair disease caused by a fungus.

Uncountable

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piedra (“stone”). Doublet of petra.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: piedra

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Piedras (plural)

Phrases

black piedra chanca piedra white piedra

Frequently Paired Words

trichosporosis

Rhymes With

diedre

Questions

How do you pronounce piedra?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈidɹə/.
What does piedra mean?: A hair disease caused by a fungus.
Where does piedra come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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