picaraña

Galician

Etymology

From pico (“beak; prong”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pikaˈɾaɲɐ]

Noun

picaraña f (plural picarañas)

1. kind of pickaxe

   Synonyms: espiocha, peta

Related terms

• picaña
• pico

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “picaraña”, 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), “picaraña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “picaraña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN