"pica-pau" meaning in Portuguese

See pica-pau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌpi.kɐˈpaw/ [Brazil], [ˌpi.kɐˈpaʊ̯] [Brazil], /pi.kaˈpaw/ [Brazil], [pi.kaˈpaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˌpi.kɐˈpaw/ [Brazil], [ˌpi.kɐˈpaʊ̯] [Brazil], /pi.kaˈpaw/ [Brazil], [pi.kaˈpaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˌpi.kaˈpaw/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˌpi.kaˈpaʊ̯] [Southern-Brazil], /pi.kaˈpaw/ [Southern-Brazil], [pi.kaˈpaʊ̯] [Southern-Brazil], /ˌpi.kɐˈpaw/ [Portugal], /pi.kɐˈpaw/ [Portugal] Audio: LL-Q5146 (por)-Wiktionairy-pica-pau.wav Forms: pica-paus [plural], picapau [alternative]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: From picar (“to beak”) + pau (“wood”). Etymology templates: {{af|pt|picar|pau|t1=to beak|t2=wood}} picar (“to beak”) + pau (“wood”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} pica-pau m (plural pica-paus)
  1. woodpecker (any bird of the family Picidae) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pica-pau-pt-noun-6TQQRwM1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Woodpeckers Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Woodpeckers: 63 37
  2. (South Brazil, derogatory, historical) a supporter of Júlio de Castilhos in the Federalist Revolution; republican Tags: South-Brazil, derogatory, historical, masculine Synonyms: castilhista, ximango
    Sense id: en-pica-pau-pt-noun-pMrRkprQ Categories (other): Southern Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pica-pau-malhado-grande, pica-pau-malhado-pequeno

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpi.kɐˈpaw/",
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        "Brazil"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "Brazil"
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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