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pica.

act of mincing

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpi.kɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.kɐ/Portugal
  1. act of mincing

    Portugal · feminine
  2. pike (long spear)

    feminine · historical · rare
  3. dick; prick; penis

    Brazil · colloquial · feminine · vulgar
  4. jab (medical injection)

    Portugal · childish · feminine
  5. energy; power

    Portugal · colloquial · feminine
    Já estou com a pica toda.
  6. enthusiasm, will

    Portugal · colloquial · feminine
    Falta-me pica para continuar o projeto
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from picar.

noun/ˈpi.kɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.kɐ/Portugal
  1. ticket inspector

    Portugal · informal · masculine
  2. joint (marijuana cigarette)

    Portugal · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from picar.

adj/ˈpi.kɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.kɐ/Portugal
  1. awesome; amazing; cool

    feminine · masculine · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from picar.

noun/ˈpi.kɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.kɐ/Portugal
  1. pica

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin pīca

noun/ˈpi.kɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.kɐ/Portugal
  1. pica

    feminine · rare
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English pica, ultimately from Latin pīca.

noun/ˈpi.kɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.kɐ/Portugal
  1. dace; chub (fish of the genus Leuciscus)

    Portugal · feminine
  2. atherine (fish of the genus Atherina)

    Portugal · feminine
Where this word comes from

From pico (“tip”).

noun/ˈpi.kɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.kɐ/Portugal
  1. pika (mammal of the family Ochotonidae)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French pika.

noun/ˈpi.kɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.kɐ/Portugal
  1. pic (short for picture, meaning image)

    Brazil · Internet · feminine · humorous
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English pic.

verb/ˈpi.kɐ/Brazil/ˈpi.kɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of picar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of picar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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