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picar.

to bite, sting

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[piˈka]Balearic, Central, Northern, Northwestern[piˈkaɾ]Valencia

  1. to bite, sting

  2. to peck (strike with the beak or bill)

  3. to prick, pierce

  4. to sting, burn; to be spicy or sour

  5. to mince, chop

  6. to strike

    picar a la porta
    picar de mans

  7. to push (a button)

    han picat al timbre
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan picar, from Vulgar Latin *pīccāre, itself a derivative of Latin pīcus or of onomatopoeic origin.

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