# bica
## English
### Noun

bica (uncountable)
* (pharmacology, informal) Clipping of bicalutamide.
    Coordinate terms: spiro, cypro

#### Translations
## Galician
### Etymology

From bico (“beak”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbika/ [ˈbi.kɐ]
* Rhymes: -ika

### Noun

bica f (plural bicas)
* tip of a spinning top
* a local variety of sponge cake made with clarified butter, eggs, flour and sugar
* a low round piece of cornbread
    Synonym: petada

### Verb

bica
* inflection of bicar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “bica”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “bica”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bica”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bica”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bica”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Lombardic bīga (“pile, heap”); compare Alemannic German Biigi, Byge (“stack”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbi.ka/
* Rhymes: -ika
* Hyphenation: bì‧ca

### Noun

bica f (plural biche)
* haystack (or pile of sheaves)
* (literary, rare) heap, pile, mass

#### Derived terms

* abbicare

### Further reading

* bica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* baci, ciba

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbi.kɐ/
* Rhymes: -ikɐ
* Hyphenation: bi‧ca

### Etymology 1

Deverbal from bicar.
According to folk etymology, the coffee sense is an acronym of Beba Isto Com Açúcar (“drink this with sugar”). This etymology appears to have come from a 1998 text, however, and the term most likely came about as a way to differentiate between machine coffee and coffeepot coffee.

#### Noun

bica f (plural bicas)
* spout, water pipe
* (Portugal, chiefly Lisbon and Southern Portugal) espresso
    Synonyms: expresso, (Northern Portugal) cimbalino
** 2012, Abelaira Augusto, NEM SO MAS TAMBEM, Editorial Presença, →ISBN:Não me apetece — responde o miúdo. Peço um café(«Uma bica, sim?», mas porquê este inútil «sim»?), e o empregado, afastandose, trôpego, repete a meia voz:«Uma bica!».Talvez parabem memorizaro pedido. Quando regressar, pedirei ...(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2011, Maria F. Allen, The Routledge Portuguese Bilingual Dictionary (Revised 2014 Edition): Portuguese-English and English-Portuguese, Routledge, →ISBN, page 61:Vd: 'bica', 'galão', 'meia', = (EP) jargon for café. cafeicultor m coffee-grower. cafeína f caffeine. cafeteira f coffee pot. cafezal m coffee plantation. cafezinho m ( BR) small black coffee. cáfila f (de camelos) coffle; caravan;2 (fig) rabble, mob.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (Brazil, slang) illegal drug shop
    Synonyms: boca, bocada
* (Brazil) a type of strong kick with the tip of one's foot striking the adversary

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

bica
* inflection of bicar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “bica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
* “bica”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
* “bica”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

### References

* ↑ Leão, Tiago (2015 March 17 (last accessed)) “Conheça a origem da bica e “beba isto com açúcar””, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, archived from the original on 10 July 2016
* ↑ https://ciberduvidas.iscte-iul.pt/consultorio/perguntas/bica-novamente/20254