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picar.

to sting (pierce with a small, sharp point)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/piˈka(ʁ)/Brazil[piˈka(h)]Brazil/piˈka(ɾ)/São-Paulo/piˈka(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to sting (pierce with a small, sharp point)

  2. to punch (to make holes)

    picar o bilhete
  3. to mince; to shred (chop into small pieces)

    picar a carne
  4. to provoke

    informal
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *pīccāre (“to puncture”), itself from *pīccus (“woodpecker”), variant of Latin pīcus, or perhaps a Frankish borrowing.

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