picada
Spanish, noun/piˈkada/
picada is spelled P-I-C-A-D-A (6 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,777th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Picada is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “peck (an act of striking with a beak)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of picado. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Senda estrecha en los montes, y especialmente el paso en los arroyos por donde sólo se puede cruzar a caballo”.
What does picada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepeck (an act of striking with a beak)
- 2
femininebite (of an insect)
- 3
feminineappetizer (small portion of food)
- 4
femininemountain path or track
- 5
feminineA short street race.
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of picado
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of picado
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Senda estrecha en los montes, y especialmente el paso en los arroyos por donde sólo se puede cruzar a caballo. 2. Preparación hecha como aperitivo previo al plato principal, basada en una mezcla de diferentes alimentos similar al antipasto. 3. Salsa típica de la cocina catalana, elaborada con almendras y avellanas molidas, ajo, azafrán y aceite de oliva, que se emplea para ligar platos de verdura, carne y pescado. 4. Tirón que da sobre la línea de pesca el pez al apresar la carnada y con ella el anzuelo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of picada
- picadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce picada?
- /piˈkada/
- [piˈka.ð̞a]
- [piˈkað̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to picada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is picada in Spanish?
picada appears 3.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).