picoteo

See also: picoteó

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pikoˈteo/ [pi.koˈt̪e.o]
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: pi‧co‧te‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from picotear.

Noun

picoteo m (plural picoteos)

  1. pecking
  2. nibbling, snacking
    • 2020 December 30, Marta Chavarrías, “Estas son las consecuencias del picoteo entre horas”, in ElDiario.es‎[1], retrieved 4 January 2021:
      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)
  3. (Spain) finger food

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

picoteo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of picotear

Further reading

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