bicar

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

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

3. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of bicar
4. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of bicar

• beixo

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

bico (“beak”) +‎ -ar.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.ˈkaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.ˈka(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: bi‧car

bicar (first-person singular present indicative bico, 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