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picada.

the act of stinging

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/piˈka.dɐ/Brazil/piˈka.dɐ/Portugal[piˈka.ðɐ]Portugal/piˈka.dɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. the act of stinging

    feminine
  2. bite (skin swelling caused by an insect sting)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese picar Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese picada From picar + -ada.

adj/piˈka.dɐ/Brazil/piˈka.dɐ/Portugal[piˈka.ðɐ]Portugal/piˈka.dɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. feminine singular of picado

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese picar Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese picada From picar + -ada.

verb/piˈka.dɐ/Brazil/piˈka.dɐ/Portugal[piˈka.ðɐ]Portugal/piˈka.dɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. feminine singular of picado

    feminine · form-of · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese picar Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese picada From picar + -ada.

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