pica-pau

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Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

pica-pau

Alternative forms[edit]

picapau

Etymology[edit]

From picar (“to beak”) +‎ pau (“wood”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.kɐˈpaw/ [ˌpi.kɐˈpaʊ̯], /pi.kaˈpaw/ [pi.kaˈpaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.kaˈpaw/ [ˌpi.kaˈpaʊ̯], /pi.kaˈpaw/ [pi.kaˈpaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.kɐˈpaw/, /pi.kɐˈpaw/

Rhymes: -aw
Hyphenation: pi‧ca-‧pau

Noun[edit]

pica-pau m (plural pica-paus)

woodpecker (any bird of the family Picidae)
(South Brazil, derogatory, historical) a supporter of Júlio de Castilhos in the Federalist Revolution; republican
Synonyms: castilhista, ximango

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