pică

Moldavian

noun
Definitions
  • spite, malice, enmity, acrimony, ill-feeling
  • (playing cards) spade
  • (archaic) tip of a spear or lance

Etymology

Derived from French pique (pike, en, pikes, l) derived from Greek (modern) πίκα derived from Italian picca derived from Venetian pica.

Origin

Venetian

pica

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