bica

Galician

Verb

bica

1. third-person singular present indicative of bicar
2. second-person singular imperative of bicar

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Lombardic bīga (“pile, heap”); compare Alemannic German Biigi, Byge (“stack”).

Noun

bica f (plural biche)

1. haystack (or pile of sheaves)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From bicar.

According to folk etymology, the coffee sense is an acronym of Beba Isto Com Açúcar (“drink this with sugar”).

Noun

bica f (plural bicas)

1. spout, water pipe
2. (Portugal, chiefly Lisbon and southern Portugal) espresso
   • 2012, Augusto, Abelaira, NEM SO MAS TAMBEM, Editorial Presença →ISBN

     Não me apetece — responde o miúdo. Peço um café(«Uma bica, sim?», mas porquê este inútil «sim»?), e o empregado, afastandose, trôpego, repete a meia voz:«Uma bica!».Talvez parabem memorizaro pedido. Quando regressar, pedirei  ...

   • 2011, Maria F. Allen, The Routledge Portuguese Bilingual Dictionary (Revised 2014 Edition): Portuguese-English and English-Portuguese, Routledge →ISBN, page 61

     Vd: 'bica', 'galão', 'meia', = (EP) jargon for café. cafeicultor m coffee-grower. cafeína f caffeine. cafeteira f coffee pot. cafezal m coffee plantation. cafezinho m ( BR) small black coffee. cáfila f (de camelos) coffle; caravan;2 (fig) rabble, mob.

Verb

bica

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