pica-pau

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === picapau === Etymology === From picar (“to beak”) +‎ pau (“wood”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aw Hyphenation: pi‧ca-‧pau === Noun === pica-pau m (plural pica-paus) woodpecker (any bird of the family Picidae) (South Brazil, derogatory, historical) a supporter of Júlio de Castilhos in the Federalist Revolution; republican Synonyms: castilhista, ximango ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tetum: pikapau === Further reading === “pica-pau”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “pica-pau”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “pica-pau”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026