picada

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /piˈka.də/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /piˈka.da/

Etymology 1

From picar +‎ -ada.

Noun

picada f (plural picades)

1. sting (a bump left on the skin after being stung)

   Synonym: fiblada

2. sting (a bite by an insect)
3. peck (an act of striking with a beak)
4. a portion of coarsely ground or chopped food

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

picada f sg

1. past participle of picar

Further reading

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

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Galician

Etymology

From picar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈkaðɐ]

Verb

picada

1. feminine singular past participle of picar

Adjective

picada

1. feminine singular of picado

Noun

picada f (plural picadas)

1. sting, bite

   Synonym: picadela

2. blow
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 476:

     mando que, qualquer rrey ou duc ou conde ou caualeyro a que eu fije cousa desaguisada, que logo, sen tardar, se leuãte et me ueña dar hũa picada ẽno nariz

     I command that any king or duke or count or knight, to whom I did wrong things, at the moment, without delay, to get up and come to give me a blow to the nose

3. (of a bell) peal, toll

Related terms

• picadela
• picar

References

• “picada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “picada” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “picada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “picada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “picada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Adjective

picada f sg

1. feminine singular of picado

Noun

picada f (plural picadas)

1. the act of stinging

   Synonyms: ferroada, pontada

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

Verb

picada

1. feminine singular past participle of picar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈkada/, [pi.ˈka.ð̞a]

Noun

picada f (plural picadas)

1. peck (an act of striking with a beak)
2. bite (of an insect)
3. appetizer (small portion of food)

   Synonyms: tapa, aperitivo

Adjective

picada f sg

1. feminine singular of picado

Verb

picada f sg

1. Feminine singular past participle of picar.

Further reading

• “picada” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.