Dictionary
pega
Meaning
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- Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
- a prating woman, a female gossiper
- whore
- slut (a sexually promiscuous woman or girl)
Hyphenated as
pe‧ga
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpe.ɡɐ/
Inherited from Latin
pīca
Inherited from Latin
pedica
pegar
- to catch
- (Brazil) to catch
- to touch
- (Brazil,slang) to engage in a romantic and/or sexual relationship with someone for one night or some short period of time
- (colloquial) to fight, to beat up, to engage in a physical conflict
- to stick, to glue
- (colloquial) to catch on
- (Brazil) to catch, to take (a transport)
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