picapinos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pica (“to stab”) +‎ pinos (“pines”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pikaˈpinos/ [pi.kaˈpi.nos]
• Rhymes: -inos
• Syllabification: pi‧ca‧pi‧nos

Noun

picapinos m (plural picapinos)

1. great spotted woodpecker

Derived terms

• pico picapinos

 

Further reading

• “picapinos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16