Galician

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Etymology

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18th century. From bico (beak; kiss), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *bekkos.

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bicar (first-person singular present bico, first-person singular preterite biquei, past participle bicado)

  1. to kiss
    Synonym: beixar
  2. to chip by hitting a hard edge
    Synonym: petar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From bico (beak) +‎ -ar.

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  • Hyphenation: bi‧car

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bicar (first-person singular present bico, first-person singular preterite biquei, past participle bicado)

  1. to hit with the beak
  2. to hit (also with) the sharp corner of an object
  3. to eat little portions of food

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