pulicar

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • pulicaru, pilicar, pilicaru, pãlicar, pãlicaru

Etymology

From Latin pollicāris, from pollex. Compare Daco-Romanian policar, which was probably borrowed, at least in its main form.

Noun

pulicar n (plural pulicari / pulicare)

  1. thumb
  2. big toe

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin pollicāris, from pollex.

Noun

pulicar n

  1. thumb

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.liˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.liˈka.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: pu‧li‧car

Verb

pulicar (first-person singular present pulico, first-person singular preterite puliquei, past participle pulicado)

  1. to do a series of hops
    Synonym: pulinhar

Conjugation

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