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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pikoˈteo/
- Rhymes: -eo
- Syllabification: pi‧co‧te‧o
Etymology 1
Deverbal from picotear.
Noun
picoteo m (plural picoteos)
- pecking
- nibbling, snacking
2020 December 30, Marta Chavarrías, “Estas son las consecuencias del picoteo entre horas”, in ElDiario.es, retrieved 2021-01-04:Según estos datos, por tanto, el picoteo se asocia con un hábito de alimentación descontrolado y la ingesta de productos muy energéticos y dulces.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Spain) finger food
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
picoteo
- first-person singular present indicative of picotear
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