picada

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picada
feminine noun
1bite (de mosquito, serpiente); sting (de avispa, escorpión, ortiga)
2(aviation)
  • hacer una picada -> to dive (Am)
  • caer en picada (figurative) -> to plummet

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picada [pe-cah’-dah]
noun
1Puncture, incision made by pricking. (f)
Picadas, (Her.) birds whose beak is of a different enamelling.
article & past participle
1Past participle of PICAR.
2Pricked (material).
3Minced (carne).
4Choppy (mar).
5Estar picado, to be offended (enojado).

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picada
sustantivo:femenino
1 [de abeja, avispa] sting; [de serpiente, mosquito] bite; [de ave] peck
2 (S. Cone) (mal humor) bad temper; anger
3
ir en picada (Latinoamérica) to nose-dive; to plummet; take a nose-dive
4 (Culin) (salsa picante) spicy sauce; (S. Cone) (tapas) snacks; (p)
picada
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Latinoamérica) (senda) forest trail; narrow path
2 (And) (vado) ford
picada
sustantivo:femenino
(S. Cone) small restaurant

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