pica-pau
Portuguese
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From picar (“to beak”) + pau (“wood”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]- woodpecker (any bird of the family Picidae)
- (South Brazil, derogatory, historical) a supporter of Júlio de Castilhos in the Federalist Revolution; republican
- Synonyms: castilhista, ximango
Descendants
[edit]- → Tetum: pikapau
Further reading
[edit]- “pica-pau”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
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