amordicar

From a- +‎ morder (“to bite”) +‎ -icar.

• IPA^(key): [amoɾðiˈkaɾ]

amordicar (first-person singular present amordico, first-person singular preterite amordiquei, past participle amordicado)

1. to slightly cut or bite a chestnut before roasting or cooking it

   Synonym: amosegar

2. to nibble

   Synonym: amosegar

3. to pinch

   Synonyms: amosegar, beliscar

• amordico

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “amordicar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “amordicar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “amordicar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “amordicar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN