pegar.
to stick
Meaning & usage
to stick
No pega a la pared
to match; to fit; to go with
La mesa no pega con la silla.
to be strong or bright (said of the sun or light)
Hoy pega mucho el sol.
to paste
copia y pega
to glue
Pégalo con el pegamento
to hit; strike
pega el balón
to give; dish out (a strike)
¡Te voy a pegar un manotazo!
to infect; pass on; infect (a disease)
Creo que me pegó la sífilis.
to do; take; have (a kind of catch-all verb for various actions)
Voy a pegarme una ducha.
Aquí falta pegar una buena limpieza.
to flirt, hit on
to be intoxicating (of alcohol)
Este tequila te pega mucho.
to stick, to become attached, to adhere
to take root
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin picāre (“smear with pitch”), derived from pix (“pitch”). Compare English pitch.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.