picapeixe

See also: pica-peixe

Galician

picapeixe ("kingfisher")

Etymology

From picar (“to bite”) +‎ peixe (“fish”), "fishbiter".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pikaˈpejʃɪ]

Noun

picapeixe m (plural picapeixes)

kingfisher
Synonyms: gardarríos, sanmartiño

References

“picapeixe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“picapeixe” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“picapeixe” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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