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    Patwa headword

    Piece-a-way

    /PEES-ah-WAY/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "A short distance"
    Definition
    A vague measurement of distance, usually meaning not too far away.
    Example
    "Di shop is just a piece-a-way down the road."
    Origin
    Descriptive compound.

    Piece-a-way is a Jamaican Patois (Patwa) expression. For a full sentence, run it through the Jamaican Patois translator, or return to the lexicon index.