repenicar

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps a blend of repicar (“to ring; to bite”) with empinar (“to hold up”), or rather with depenicar (“to displume, to pluck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /repeniˈkaɾ/, /repiniˈkaɾ/

Verb

1. to ring a bell, in a fast allegro way

   Synonym: repicar

2. to engrave (wood), to adorn

   Synonym: gravar

3. to chew
4. to pinch

Related terms

• penico
• repicar

References

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• “repenicar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.