bico

Sentences
Meaning

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bicar

  1. to kiss
  2. to chip by hitting a hard edge

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈbikʊ]
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese bico (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria); either from Latin beccus from Gaulish *beccos (“chicken beak”) interfered by picar, or directly from Paleo-Hispanic; ultimately from Proto-Celtic *bekkos (“hook”).

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