bicar

18th century. From bico (“beak; kiss”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *bekkos.

• IPA^(key): /biˈkaɾ/

bicar (first-person singular present bico, first-person singular preterite biquei, past participle bicado)

1. to kiss

   Synonym: beixar

2. to chip by hitting a hard edge

   Synonym: petar

• beixo

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bicar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “bicar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bicar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “bicar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bicar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From bico (“beak”) +‎ -ar.

• Hyphenation: bi‧car

bicar (first-person singular present bico, first-person singular preterite biquei, past participle bicado)

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

• bicada