picagallina

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pica (“to peck”) +‎ gallina (“chicken, hen”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌpikaɡaˈʝina/ [ˌpi.ka.ɣ̞aˈʝi.na] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ˌpikaɡaˈʎina/ [ˌpi.ka.ɣ̞aˈʎi.na] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ˌpikaɡaˈʃina/ [ˌpi.ka.ɣ̞aˈʃi.na] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌpikaɡaˈʒina/ [ˌpi.ka.ɣ̞aˈʒi.na] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: pi‧ca‧ga‧lli‧na

Noun

picagallina f (plural picagallinas)

  1. chickweed
    Synonyms: pamplina, álsine, hierba gallinera, capiquí

Further reading

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