pecorear

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Portuguese

Etymology

From pécora +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pe‧co‧re‧ar

Verb

pecorear (first-person singular present pecoreio, first-person singular preterite pecoreei, past participle pecoreado)

  1. (intransitive, archaic) to spend the night in the field (like cattle in the meadow)

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Spanish

Verb

pecorear (first-person singular present pecoreo, first-person singular preterite pecoreé, past participle pecoreado)

  1. (of honey bees) to forage (collect nectar and pollen from flowers)
    • 2019 December 9, “La apicultura, alternativa al desempleo y a la crisis económica de Nicaragua”, in elsalvador.com:
      Los apicultores no solo aprovechan la miel que extraen de los panales, también han creado pequeñas trampas que colocan en las colmenas para recolectar el polen que se queda adherido en los pequeños cuerpecitos de las abejas mientras pecorean o recolectan el néctar de las flores.
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