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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French piquete.
Pronunciation
Noun
piquete m (plural piquetes)
- Refers to a relatively small to medium-sized group of people.
- (military) small troop or guard
- (military) any other group of soldiers, firefighters or policemen
- group of strikers (workers on strike)
- a number of workers designated for turn-based work
Spanish
Etymology
From pico + -ete (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈkete/
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: pi‧que‧te
Noun
piquete m (plural piquetes)
- prick (in the skin)
- shot, jab (with a syringe)
- Synonym: inyección
- injection
- Synonym: inyección
- sting (bump in the skin made by an insect)
- Synonym: roncha
- (slang, Mexico) a small or medium amount of a strong alcoholic beverage (usually tequila, rum or brandy) poured in a non-alcoholic beverage, such as punch, coffee, juice, soda beverage, etc.
Dame un café, pero con piquete.- Give me a coffee, but pour some alcohol in it.
- picket line
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