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Learn Spanish with don Quijote: Palabra del Dia

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Word: Pica
(PI-ca) Sustantivo femenino
English: pike
Etymology: De pico, y este del celtolatino beccus
Meaning: Especie de lanza larga, compuesta de un asta con hierro pequeño y agudo en el extremo superior, que usaban los soldados de infantería.
Topic:Armas
Example:

“...frente a Breda, los viejos escuadrones impasibles, las picas y las banderas de la que fue la última y mejor infantería del mundo.” El sol de Breda, Arturo Pérez Reverte.

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