piafcommon nounSyllable DecompositionpiafEtymologyexpandprobably of onomatopoeic formation based on the bird's cry, see piou and pioupiou. The relationship with piaffer is unlikely.Definitions1. Popular name for sparrows, or other small unidentified birds.familiarexpand2. Student from the Paris region.ArgadzexpandPluralpiafsAnagrampifaTranslationsdutch:mus