picapedrell

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Etymology

From picapedra +‎ -ell. So named from the cry of "Picapedrell, qui té l'anell?" ("Grey heron, who has the ring?"), which is the signal to begin the guessing phase of the game.

Pronunciation

Noun

picapedrell m (plural picapedrells)

  1. a children's game in which a ring is secretly passed from hand to hand until a signal is given to begin guessing and then one player has to guess which of the other players has it

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