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”.
Example sentences
Me duele el pie derecho.
My right foot hurts.
Estaba de pie toda la tarde.
He was standing all afternoon.
Me duelen los pies después de caminar tanto.
My feet hurt after walking so much.
El pueblo está al pie de los Andes.
The town is at the foot of the Andes.
Mis pies huelen tan mal que podrían ser armas biológicas.
My feet smell so bad they could be biological weapons.
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