espicossar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [əs.pi.kuˈsa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.pi.koˈsa]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [es.pi.koˈsaɾ]
Verb edit
espicossar (first-person singular present espicosso, first-person singular preterite espicossí, past participle espicossat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/
- (transitive) to peck at (things on the ground), to pick up with the beak
- 2015, Sebastià Alzamora, El malcontenta:
- Espicossaven la terra i els insectes que hi trobaven. Semblaven tranquil·les, les tres gallines.
- They pecked at the ground and the insects which they found there. They seemed tranquil, the three hens.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of espicossar (first conjugation)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “espicossar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.