bico

Meaning

bicar

  1. to hit with the beak
  2. to hit (also with) the sharp corner of an object
  3. to eat little portions of food

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Concepts

beak
bill
nozzles
nib
pecker
sideline
spout
nipple
nozzle
gig
peak
teat
rostrum

side job

moonlighting
mouthpiece
neb

second job

Synonyms

boca
A2
água
A1
🚰
gás
B1
amarelinha
azeite
C2
baga

braseiro

bicha
C2
🪱
bicho
C1
bico de mamadeira
coco
C1
🥥
borbulhante
branca
B1
brasa
C1
bica
brasileira
25k
brava
C2
cachaça
camarada
B2
cana
C2
choro
C1
chupeta
39k
pevide
dormideira
ela
A1
elixir
C2
espírito
B1
ferro
B2
fogo
A2
🔥
fruta
B2
aguardente
25k
gasolina
B2
gramática
22k
grogue
homeopatia
isca
C2
jura
C1
legume
malvada
C2
mamadeira
🍼
martelo
C1
🔨
nariz
B1
👃
óleo
B2

parati

perigosa
B2
petróleo
B2
aço
B2
pinga
C2
pirita
ácido
C1
Translations

bec
pico
becco
Schnabel
bec
snavel
bek
gaga
منقار
rostrum
tuit

neb

ράμφος

snater
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbi.ku/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin
beccus
Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
pico
Borrowed from Pali
bhikkhu
Cognate with Sanskrit
भिक्षु
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
pássaro peito pescoço borboleta
🦋
silicone chapéu
👒
desenho

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