picadura

English

Noun

picadura (plural picaduras)

(obsolete) A passage or track cut through foliage.

Portuguese

Etymology

From picar +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈdu.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.kaˈdu.ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.kɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [pi.kɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

Noun

picadura f (plural picaduras)

sting, bite (chiefly from insects)
Synonym: picada

Further reading

“picadura”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“picadura”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
“picadura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From picar +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pikaˈduɾa/ [pi.kaˈð̞u.ɾa]
Rhymes: -uɾa
Syllabification: pi‧ca‧du‧ra

Noun

picadura f (plural picaduras)

sting, bite e.g. from a snake or insect
wound

Further reading

“picadura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025