pinicar

Portuguese

Etymology

From pinico +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.niˈka(ʁ)/ [pi.niˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pi.niˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pi.niˈka(ʁ)/ [pi.niˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.niˈka(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pi.niˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pi.niˈka.ɾi/

Verb

pinicar (first-person singular present pinico, first-person singular preterite piniquei, past participle pinicado) (Brazil)

  1. to peck, to pinch, to nip
  2. to prick, to sting
  3. (colloquial) to run away

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • pinicação
  • pinicante

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