piquete

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • prick (in the skin)
  • shot, jab (with a syringe)
  • injection
  • sting (bump in the skin made by an insect)
  • (slang) a small or medium amount of a strong alcoholic beverage (usually tequila, rum or brandy) poured in a non-alcoholic beverage, such as punch, coffee, juice, soda beverage, etc.
  • picket line

Etymology

Affix from Spanish, Castilian pico (beak, pickaxe).

Origin

Spanish

pico

Gloss

beak, pickaxe

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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