"pifia" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpifja/, [ˈpi.fja] Forms: pifias [plural]
Rhymes: -ifja Etymology: Deverbal from pifiar. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|es|pifiar}} Deverbal from pifiar Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} pifia f (plural pifias)
  1. (colloquial) small flaw, defect Tags: colloquial, feminine Synonyms: defecto, desperfecto, falta
    Sense id: en-pifia-es-noun-U9~3RNBn
  2. (colloquial) mistake, fault, error Tags: colloquial, feminine Synonyms: error, fallo, patochada, desliz, tarro, tropiezo, gazapo
    Sense id: en-pifia-es-noun-97~cS9VG Categories (other): Spanish terms with collocations, Spanish deverbals Disambiguation of Spanish deverbals: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pifiar
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈpifja/, [ˈpi.fja]
Rhymes: -ifja Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} pifia
  1. inflection of pifiar: Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: pifiar
    Sense id: en-pifia-es-verb-OIzlhk7C Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 23 50 24
  2. inflection of pifiar: Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: pifiar
    Sense id: en-pifia-es-verb-qqQuq4RU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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