picar

Meaning

1. to sting (pierce with a small, sharp point)
2. to punch (to make holes)
3. to mince; to shred (chop into small pieces)
4. (informal) to provoke

Hyphenated as

pi‧car

Pronounced as (IPA)

/piˈka(ʁ)/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pīccāre (“to puncture”), itself from *pīccus (“woodpecker”), variant of Latin pīcus, or perhaps a Frankish borrowing.