piluccare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to pick (grapes) one by one (off a bunch, in order to eat them)
2. (transitive) to pick at, to nibble (food)
3. (figuratively, transitive) to fleece, to cheat (someone) of their money
4. (figuratively, literary, transitive) to torment, to afflict (generally in a gradual, continuous process)

Concepts

gather

nibble

peck

pick

⛏️

pick at

piece

peck at

Synonyms

beccare

raccogliere

mangiucchiare

spilluzzicare

spizzicare

Translations

picar

picar

grignoter

pessigar

rosegar

pflücken

⛏️

τρώω

δαγκώνω

cueillir

plumer

prendre

ramasser

plumar

mordiscar

Hyphenated as

pi‧luc‧cà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pi.lukˈka.re/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pilūc(i)cāre, ultimately from Latin pilāre.