picapedrell

Catalan

Etymology

From picapedra +‎ -ell. So named from the cry of "Picapedrell, qui té l'anell?" ("Grey heron, who has the ring?"), which is the signal to begin the guessing phase of the game.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌpi.kə.pəˈðɾeʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌpi.ka.peˈðɾeʎ]

Noun

picapedrell m (plural picapedrells)

1. a children's game in which a ring is secretly passed from hand to hand until a signal is given to begin guessing and then one player has to guess which of the other players has it

Further reading

• “picapedrell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.