el piso
floor · apartment
Superficie plana sobre la que caminamos o el nivel de un edificio donde se vive o trabaja.
Definition & meaning
- Apartment or flat: A self-contained home in a building, especially in Spain.
- Floor or story: A level of a building, as in “the third floor.”
- Floor or flooring: The surface on which people walk. This meaning is especially common in Latin America.
- I step on: The first-person singular present form of the verb pisar .
Grammar & Word origin
As a noun, piso is masculine: el piso. Its plural is pisos.
It comes from pisar , meaning “to step on” or “to tread.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- apartamento and departamento : “Apartment.” Departamento is especially common in Latin America; piso is more common for this meaning in Spain.
- planta : “Floor” or “story” of a building. Unlike piso, it does not normally mean an apartment.
- suelo : “Floor” or “ground,” especially in Spain. It does not mean an apartment.
There is no general antonym for piso.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Vivo en el tercer piso de mi edificio.noun
I live on the third floor of my building.
Vivimos en el segundo piso del edificio.noun
We live on the second floor of the building.
Mi piso es muy grande y bonito.noun
My apartment is very big and beautiful.
Dejé la toalla sucia en el piso.noun
I left the dirty towel on the floor.
Limpié el piso esta mañana.noun
I cleaned the floor this morning.
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