Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/pjɛs/

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Translation

room; piece; coin; play (theatre)

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin pettia ('piece, fragment'), of Gaulish (Celtic) origin, from a root meaning 'piece, portion'. The English 'piece' comes from the French.

Origin
Gaulish
Root
pettia
English cognates
piece

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralpieces

Examples

L' .

The flat has four rooms including two bedrooms.

, .

There is a piece missing from the game, I cannot find it.

.

We saw an excellent play last night.

L' .

The flat has four rooms and a large open kitchen.

tableau.

I'm missing one piece of the game to finish the picture.

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