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pica.

bowl

4 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpi.kə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈpi.ka]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. bowl

    feminine
    pica beneitera

  2. sink

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Latin pīla (“mortar”), with an unexplained change from /l/ to /k/. Compare Spanish pila (“sink, font”).

noun[ˈpi.kə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈpi.ka]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. pika (small, furry mammal)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French pika, from an Evenki word.

noun[ˈpi.kə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈpi.ka]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. pica (disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances)

    feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin pīca (“magpie”).

noun[ˈpi.kə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈpi.ka]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. peak, summit

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from picar.

noun[ˈpi.kə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈpi.ka]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. pike

    feminine

  2. spade

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish pica (“pike”).

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