picahielo
Spanish, noun[pikaˈjelo]
picahielo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “icepick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Utensilio utilizado para romper el hielo que pueda haberse formado en algún lugar, para lo cual se golpea su…”.
What does picahielo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineicepick
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Utensilio utilizado para romper el hielo que pueda haberse formado en algún lugar, para lo cual se golpea su punta contra la superficie congelada y luego se procede a desastillarla.
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 picahielo
- picahielos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce picahielo?
- [pikaˈjelo]
- [pikaiˈelo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is picahielo in Spanish?
picahielo appears about once in every 23 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).