bico
bicar
- to hit with the beak
- to hit (also with) the sharp corner of an object
- to eat little portions of food
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbi.ku/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese bico, from Latin beccus, from Gaulish *beccos (“chicken beak, small”), from Proto-Celtic *bekkos (“hook”). Possibly influenced by picar. Compare Spanish pico.
Related words
braseiro
parati
bec
becco
Schnabel
bec
snavel
gaga
منقار
rostrum
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