picota

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picota
feminine noun
1pillory (de ajusticiados)
  • poner a alguien en la picota (figurative) -> to pillory somebody
2cherry (cereza)

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picota [pe-so’-tah]
noun
1A kind of pillar or gibbet on which the heads of those who have been hanged are exposed. (f)
2A kind of pillory. (f)
3Cheek of a pump. (Nautical) (f)
4Top or peak of a mountain. (f)
5Point of a turret or steeple. (f)

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picota
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Archit) point; top; (Geografía) peak
2 (Botánica) bigarreau cherry
3 (Hist) pillory
poner a algn en la picota to pillory sb
4 (muy_familiar) (nariz) hooter; (muy_familiar) conk; (muy_familiar)

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