pica

Significado (Inglés)

1. (uncountable, usually) A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
2. (countable) A magpie.

Conceptos

pica

anorexia

bulimia

hiperfagia

trastornos alimenticios

trastornos del apetito

Sinónimos

allotriophagy

pica em

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paroxia

bulimia

eating disorders

appetite disorders

depraved appetite

cissa

anorexia

cittosis

hyperphagia

parorexia

Traducciones

pica

paica

pica

Anorexie

Essstörung

Hyperphagie

Appetitstörung

boulimie

anorexie

πίκα

trouble alimentaire

hyperphagie

trouble de l’appétit

cittosis

Bulimie

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈpaɪkə/

Etimología (Inglés)

Cognado con francés: pica

In summary

Borrowed from Latin pīca (“jay; magpie”). Doublet of pie (“magpie”).
* (pathology): From the idea that magpies will eat almost anything.