picana
Spanish, noun
picana is spelled P-I-C-A-N-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 91,681st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Picana is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “prod, cattle prod” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a tilde, picaña is a different word: “a type of rump steak; picanha”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Caña larga con un clavo en la punta que usan los paisanos para hacer andar los bueyes cuando aran o trabajan…”.
What does picana mean in English?
noun
- 1
Latin-Americafeminineprod, cattle prod
noun
- 1
femininea type of rump steak; picanha
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Caña larga con un clavo en la punta que usan los paisanos para hacer andar los bueyes cuando aran o trabajan con carretas. 2. Parte del anca del bovino que se come con cuero. 3. Tapa de cuadril. 4. Instrumento de tortura basado en la aplicación de descargas eléctricas sostenidas en el tiempo.
noun: 1. Casta, ralea. 2. Picardía, palabra obscena.
noun: 1. Tapa de cuadril.
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 picana
- picanas plural
- picañas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to picana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is picana in Spanish?
picana appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).