Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piatza

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pi-atza
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Marketplace, meeting place.

noun

A shaman among the indigenous peoples of Guyana.

Example Sentences

"Sometimes 5 Imprimaturs are ſeen together dialogue-wiſe in the Piatza of one Title page, complementing and ducking each other with their ſhav'n reverences"
"Piatza = market-place, meeting-place [...] Shakspere seems to use place in this sense in The Taming of the Shrew, i. I. 'Padua, a public place '"
"The Indian tribes in Guiana have mystery-men, called Piatzas, or Piaies, who constitute a powerful priesthood."

Etymology

Likely from Italian piazza, ultimately from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa); see more at piazza. Doublet of piazza, place, platz, and plaza

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: *pleth₂-, piazza, πλατεῖα, *pɨjati

Inflected Forms

piatzas (plural)

Questions

What does piatza mean?: Marketplace, meeting place.
Where does piatza come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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