picudo

Spanish

Etymology

From pico (“beak”) +‎ -udo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈkudo/ [piˈku.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -udo
• Syllabification: pi‧cu‧do

Adjective

picudo (feminine picuda, masculine plural picudos, feminine plural picudas)

1. beaked
2. pointy
3. pointed
4. pointy-nosed
5. chatty

Derived terms

• ballena picuda

 

Noun

picudo m (plural picudos)

1. weevil

Further reading

• “picudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014