picapedrell

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.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌpi.kə.pəˈðɾeʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌpi.ka.peˈðɾeʎ]

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

• “picapedrell”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007