espicossar
Catalan
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Verb
espicossar (first-person singular present espicosso, first-person singular preterite espicossí, past participle espicossat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/
- (transitive) to peck at (things on the ground), to pick up with the beak
- 2015, Sebastià Alzamora, El malcontenta:
- Espicossaven la terra i els insectes que hi trobaven. Semblaven tranquil·les, les tres gallines.
- They pecked at the ground and the insects which they found there. They seemed tranquil, the three hens.
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Further reading
- “espicossar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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