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picotear.

to peck (strike with a beak)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/pikoteˈaɾ/[pi.ko.t̪eˈaɾ]

  1. to peck (strike with a beak)

    transitive

  2. to nibble

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *bekkos Gaulish *bekkosbor.? Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish pico Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish picotear From pico (“beak”) + -ear.

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