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piccare.

to pierce

7 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/pikˈka.re/
  1. to pierce

    archaic · dialectal · transitive
  2. to hit repeatedly, to give repeated blows

    archaic · dialectal · transitive
  3. to wound with a pike

    archaic · dialectal · transitive
  4. to sting (with words), to offend, to tease

    archaic · dialectal · figuratively · transitive
  5. to pique, to stimulate (one's curiosity)

    archaic · dialectal · figuratively · transitive
  6. to lard (meat) prior to cooking

    archaic · dialectal · transitive
  7. to season (a dish) with herbs

    archaic · dialectal · transitive
  8. to cause a spicy sensation in (the tongue)

    archaic · dialectal · transitive
  9. to be spicy, to be pungent (of food)

    archaic · dialectal · intransitive
  10. to be sparkling (of wine)

    archaic · dialectal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From picca + -are, influenced by French piquer.

verb/pikˈka.re/
  1. to attach, to join

    archaic · dialectal · transitive
  2. to hang

    archaic · dialectal · intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

Clipping of appiccare.

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