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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Pio

Native Script:Pio (canto/piado e devoto)

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pio

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pio/ˈpi.u/
nounadjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2840 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ouvia-se o pio solitário de uma coruja na noite calma."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The high-pitched chirp, peep, or twitter made by a bird, chick, or small animal.

    "O pio suave dos filhotes no ninho anunciava o começo da primavera."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Devout, pious, religiously observant, or filled with reverent devotion.

    "Ele era conhecido como um homem de hábitos pios e conduta exemplar."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (2)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

From Latin onomatopoeic 'pipire' (to chirp, peep) and Latin 'pius' (devout, dutiful, virtuous). In Portuguese, 'pio' functions both as the soft acoustic cry of a baby bird and as an adjective denoting deep reverent piety.

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🇫🇷French → English

Gazouillis / Pieux

Transliteration: gazouillis-pieux

Script: Gazouillis (pépiement) / Pieux

"Le doux pépiement des oiseaux et son âme pieuse inspiraient le calme."

🇩🇪German → English

Piepen / Fromm

Transliteration: piepen-fromm

Script: Piepsen / Fromm

"Das leise Piepen der Küken im Nest war zu hören."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Pigolio / Pio

Transliteration: pigolio-pio

"Il pigolio dei pulcini nel nido risuonava nel fienile."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Pío / Pío

Transliteration: pio-pio

Script: Pío (piada de ave) / Pío (devoto)

"El pío de los pájaros al amanecer alegraba el campo."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Pio

Transliteration: pio

Script: Pio (canto/piado e devoto)

"Ouvia-se o pio solitário de uma coruja na noite calma."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

चहचहाहट / धर्मनिष्ठ

Transliteration: chahchahaahat-dharmnishth

Script: चहचहाहट / चीं-चीं / धर्मपरायण

"पेड़ की डालियों से नन्हे पक्षियों की चहचहाहट सुनाई दे रही थी।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

鸟叫声 / 虔诚的

Transliteration: niaojiaosheng-qiancheng-de

Script: 啁啾声 (鸟鸣) / 虔诚的

"清晨森林里传来幼鸟欢快的啁啾声。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

지저귐 / 경건한

Transliteration: jijeogwim-gyeonggeonhan

Script: 새의 지저귐 (짹짹) / 독실한

"새들의 맑은 지저귐 소리가 아침을 깨웠다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

小鳥の鳴き声 / 敬虔な

Transliteration: kotori-no-nakigoe-keiken-na

Script: 小鳥の鳴き声 (ピヨピヨ) / 敬虔な

"春の朝に響くヒナ鳥のピヨピヨという鳴き声。"

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