picota
Spanish, noun/piˈkota/
picota is spelled P-I-C-O-T-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 44,034th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Picota is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pillory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Rollo o columna de piedra o de fábrica, que había a la entrada de algunos lugares, donde se exponían las…”.
What does picota mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepillory
- 2
femininesweet cherry
- 3
femininepump-cheek
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rollo o columna de piedra o de fábrica, que había a la entrada de algunos lugares, donde se exponían las cabezas de los ajusticiados, o los reos, a la vergüenza. 2. Juego de muchachos, en que cada jugador tira un palo puntiagudo para clavarlo en el suelo y derribar el del contrario. 3. Parte superior, en punta, de una torre o montaña muy alta. 4. Barra ahorquillada donde descansa el perno sobre el cual gira el guimbalete.
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 picota
- picotas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce picota?
- /piˈkota/
- [piˈko.t̪a]
- [piˈkot̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to picota
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is picota in Spanish?
picota appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).