/peˈɣaɾ/
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Translation
to stick, to glue; to hit
Word origin
From Latin picare ('to coat with pitch'), based on pix ('pitch, tar'). The idea of things stuck fast with tar gives the modern sense of sticking.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- picare
- English cognates
- pitch
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
álbum.
I am going to stick the photo in the album.
.
The stamp does not stick well to the envelope.
¡ pegues !
Do not hit your brother!
dibujos .
The girl stuck the drawings on the wall.
mediodía .
The sun beats down hard at noon in summer.
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