picota

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English

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Etymology

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From Portuguese picota.

Noun

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picota (plural picotas)

  1. A machine for raising water consisting of a long lever or yard, pivotted on an upright post, weighted on the short arm and bearing a line and bucket on the long arm.
    Synonym: shadoof

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Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish picota.

Noun

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picota f (plural picotes)

  1. (historical) pillory
    Synonym: costell

Etymology 2

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Noun

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picota f (plural picotes)

  1. Alternative form of pigota

Further reading

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French

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Verb

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picota

  1. third-person singular past historic of picoter

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Pica (pick) +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /piˈkota̝/, /piˈkɔta̝/

Noun

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picota f (plural picotas)

  1. (historical) pillory
    • 1435, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 114:
      et qual quer persona que fose achado que leuase a dita rodriga das viñas alleas, se fose moller, que pagase de pena por cada vez dez mrs e de mays que lle fesesen tomar a rodriga á viña et á poer ena viña, segundo que a tirara, et que a posesen por hum dia ena picota
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (dressing) cloak with a hood traditionally worn by women in the winter
  3. (locally) main square

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French picot.

Noun

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picota f (plural picotas)

  1. pillory
  2. (nautical) pump-cheek
  3. shadoof

Etymology 2

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Verb

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picota

  1. inflection of picotar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

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Verb

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a picota (third-person singular present picotează, past participle picotat) 1st conj.

  1. Alternative form of picoti

Conjugation

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Spanish

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Noun

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picota f (plural picotas)

  1. pillory
  2. sweet cherry
  3. (nautical) pump-cheek

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