picamaderos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pica (“to stab”) +‎ maderos (“pieces of wood”).

Etymology

From picar +‎ madero.

Noun

picamaderos m (plural picamaderos)

woodpecker
Synonyms: pájaro carpintero, carpinterito, picatroncos

Derived terms

picamaderos de Magallanes

Further reading

“picamaderos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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