Pedazos (en. Pieces)

/peˈðaθos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Parts into which something has been divided.
The puzzle is made up of many pieces.
El rompecabezas está hecho de muchos pedazos.
Portions or chunks of food.
They served the cake in pieces.
Sirvieron el pastel en pedazos.
Fractions of an object or thing.
I picked up the pieces of the broken glass.
Recogí los pedazos del vidrio roto.

Etymology

Derives from the Latin 'peda', which means 'part' or 'piece'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

in pieces
Destroyed or broken into parts.
en pedazos
pieces of something
Parts that make up a whole.
pedazos de algo
to tear to pieces
To completely destroy something.
hacer pedazos

Related Words

pedazo
Part or piece of something larger.
pedazo
despedazar
To break something into pieces.
despedazar
parte
A section or portion of a whole.
parte

Slang Meanings

Part of something that has been destroyed or reduced to fragments.
The house was in pieces after the earthquake.
La casa quedó en pedazos después del terremoto.
Informally, something that no longer has value or is in poor condition.
That car is in pieces, it’s not worth fixing.
Ese coche está en pedazos, no vale la pena arreglarlo.