picanear
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picanear
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to urge) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. to goad
El campesino picaneó al buey que llevaba la carga.The peasant goaded the ox carrying the load.
b. to prod
Pobres bueyes. El campesino los picaneó una y otra vez mientras subían la colina.Poor oxen. The peasant prodded them over and over as they went up the hill.
c. to spur
Los vaqueros picanearon a sus caballos todo el camino hasta llegar a la finca.The cowboys spurred their horses all they way to the farm.
2. (to torture with an electric instrument) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. to torture with a cattle prod
Según reveló el prisionero, fue picaneado en repetidas ocasiones por el encapuchado.According to the prisoner, he was repeatedly tortured with a cattle prod by the hooded man.
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Conjugations
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