Pie

Pie

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pie”.

It’s a masculine noun meaning “foot”.

Some common expressions involving the word “pie” include:

  • Al pie de la letra – To the letter (used to refer to following instructions exactly).
  • Estar de pie – To be standing
  • Ponerse de pie – To stand up
  • A pie – On foot
  • De pies a cabeza – From head to toe (literally “from feet to head”)

The word “pie” comes from Latin pedis (“foot”), which also gave rise to English words like “pedal”, “pedestrian”, and “pedicure”.

Me duele el pie derecho.

My right foot hurts.

Estaba de pie toda la tarde.

He was standing all afternoon.

Mis pies huelen tan mal que podrían ser armas biológicas.

My feet smell so bad they could be biological weapons.

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