picapeixe

See also: pica-peixe

Galician

picapeixe ("kingfisher")

Etymology

From picar (“to bite”) +‎ peixe (“fish”), "fishbiter".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pikaˈpejʃɪ]

Noun

picapeixe m (plural picapeixes)

1. kingfisher

   Synonyms: gardarríos, sanmartiño

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “picapeixe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “picapeixe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “picapeixe”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN