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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin pipita, from pituita (pip). Cognate with Portuguese pevide and Spanish pepita.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pebida f (plural pebidas)

  1. pip; hardening of the tip of the tongue of a chicken or hen
  2. gold nugget
    Synonym: baluz
  3. stone (of a fruit); pippin
    Synonym: croia
  4. extreme of the axle which stands out of the wheel

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “pepita”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos