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Galician
Participle
pescado (feminine pescada, masculine plural pescados, feminine plural pescadas)
- past participle of pescar
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pescado (“fish”), from Latin piscātus (“fished”), perfect passive participle of piscor (“I fish”). By surface analysis, pescar (“to fish”) + -ado.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -adu
- Hyphenation: pes‧ca‧do
Noun
pescado m (plural pescados)
- fish that has been caught; food fish
- (historical) municipal service related to fishing and fishers
- (historical) tax related to food fish
Derived terms
Adjective
pescado (feminine pescada, masculine plural pescados, feminine plural pescadas)
- fished
Participle
pescado (feminine pescada, masculine plural pescados, feminine plural pescadas)
- past participle of pescar
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin piscātus, perfect passive participle of piscor (“to fish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pesˈkado/
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: pes‧ca‧do
Noun
pescado m (plural pescados)
- fish that has been caught; food fish
Derived terms
Participle
pescado (feminine pescada, masculine plural pescados, feminine plural pescadas)
- past participle of pescar
Further reading
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