pedaço

[pə-ˈda-su]

nounmasculinepl: pedaços

piece

1. A part or portion of something that has been broken off or separated

I ate a piece of cake.

Comi um pedaço de bolo.

2. A fragment or chunk of material

He found a piece of broken glass on the floor.

Ele encontrou um pedaço de vidro quebrado no chão.

3. A section or part of something larger

This pedaço of land belongs to my family.

Este pedaço de terra pertence à minha família.

4. Informal: a short distance

It's just a stone's throw away, a short piece.

Fica a um pedaço daqui.

NYC Slang

chunk

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

pedaço

Standard usage throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

pedaço

Common colloquial usage, sometimes shortened to 'peda'

São Paulo

pedaço

Standard formal and informal usage

Portugal

pedaço

Standard usage; alternatively 'peda' in informal speech

um pedaço de (someone's heart) - a piece of (someone's heart)

ir de pedaço - to go a short distance

pedaço de homem - a real man (colloquial)

que pedaço! - what a catch/what a looker! (colloquial)

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