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picar

/piˈkaɾ/

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verb/piˈkaɾ/

to itch (to feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched); to sting; to chop; to bite; to mince, to dice

una tela que picaan itchy fabric

Synonyms: despertar, guiñar

From pico (“beak, point”), or maybe from Latin pīcus (“woodpecker”), through a Vulgar Latin *pīccāre (“to sting, strike”). Compare English pique, French piquer, and Portuguese picar.