picada — meaning in English

English meaning

• peck verb For a bird to strike or pick at something repeatedly with its beak.
• sting noun A sharp pain, or the puncture and injection of venom by an insect or animal.

Senses

picada is used for these senses in English:

• peck An act of striking with a beak.
• sting A bump left on the skin after having been stung.

peck — full definition

1. verb For a bird to strike or pick at something repeatedly with its beak.
2. verb Informal: to give someone a quick, light kiss.
3. noun A quick, light kiss.
4. noun A dry measure equal to a quarter of a bushel (about eight quarts).

sting — full definition

1. noun A sharp pain, or the puncture and injection of venom by an insect or animal.
2. noun An undercover police operation designed to catch someone committing a crime.
3. verb To hurt someone by piercing them with a stinger, or to cause a sharp pain.

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