Piedras means rocks in spanish?

Question

Piedras means rocks in spanish? A lot of Mexican-Americans think Piedras means rocks, are they wrong?

La Poetisa has a good point...this is easily found in the dictionary. - --Mariana--, Jul 10, 2010

Answer 1

The lovely dictionary of SpanishDict-

piedra stone (noun)

piedra feminine noun - stone (material, roca)

• una casa/un muro de piedra -> a stone house/wall

• poner la primera piedra -> to lay the foundation stone; (inaugurar) to lay the foundations (figurative)

• dejar a alguien de piedra -> to stun somebody

• no dejar piedra sobre piedra -> to leave no stone standing

• menos da una piedra (informal) -> it's better than nothing

• quedarse de piedra -> to be thunderstruck

• tirar la piedra y esconder la mano (figurative) -> to play the innocent

• piedra angular (también figurative) -> cornerstone

• piedra pómez/preciosa -> pumice/precious stone

• flint (de mechero)

• stone (en vejiga, riñón, vesícula)

• una piedra en la vesícula -> a gallstone

So Tres Piedras is Three Rocks? - SamuelHurd, Nov 23, 2012

Answer 2

It means rocks or stones.

The Mexicans are right