piccata
/pɪˈkɑːtə/adjective, noun
piccata is spelled P-I-C-C-A-T-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, piccata means “Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in piccata?
| Letters | 7: P-I-C-C-A-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is piccata?
Piccata appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce piccata?
- /pɪˈkɑːtə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of piccata
- piccatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piccata mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce.
noun
- 1
A dish of food sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce; or an individual slice of such a dish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does piccata come from?
From Italian piccata (“larded”), past participle of piccare (“to prick; to lard”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).