# pitar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pitar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [piˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [piˈtaɾ]

### Verb

pitar (first-person singular present pito, first-person singular preterite pití, past participle pitat)
* (Castilianism) to honk (use a car horn); whistle

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

* “pitar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

Probably from picar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈtaɾ/

### Verb

pitar (first-person singular present pito, first-person singular preterite pitei, past participle pitado)
* to mince
    Synonym: picar
* to chop
    Synonym: picar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pitar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “pitar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pitar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “pitar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pitar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀭𑁆 (Brahmi script)
* पितर् (Devanagari script)
* পিতর্ (Bengali script)
* පිතර් (Sinhalese script)
* ပိတရ် (Burmese script)
* ปิตรฺ or ปิตัร (Thai script)
* ᨷᩥᨲᩁ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
* ປິຕຣ຺ or ປິຕັຣ (Lao script)
* បិតរ៑ (Khmer script)
* 𑄛𑄨𑄖𑄢𑄴 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

From Vedic Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ).

### Noun

pitar m
* father

#### Derived terms

* mātāpitar

#### Descendants

* → Thai: บิดา (bì-daa), ปิตา (bpì-dtaa)

### References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pitar”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /piˈta(ʁ)/ [piˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /piˈta(ʁ)/ [piˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /piˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /piˈta(ʁ)/ [piˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /piˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /piˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /piˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /piˈta.ɾi/

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish pitar.

#### Verb

pitar (first-person singular present pito, first-person singular preterite pitei, past participle pitado)
* (transitive or intransitive, Brazil) to smoke (especially a pipe)
* to break into smaller bits (especially tobacco)
    Synonym: cachimbar

##### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### References

* “pitar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “pitar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

### Etymology 2

Unknown.

#### Verb

pitar (first-person singular present pito, first-person singular preterite pitei, past participle pitado) (transitive)
* (Portugal, regional) to make holes in, to bore

##### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### References

* “pitar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

### Etymology 3

From pitéu +‎ -ar.

#### Verb

pitar (first-person singular present pito, first-person singular preterite pitei, past participle pitado) (transitive)
* (Angola, Portugal, colloquial) to eat

##### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### References

* “pitar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

From pită +‎ -ar.

### Noun

pitar m (plural pitari)
* baker

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pittarium, ultimately from Byzantine Greek πιθάριον (pithárion).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pǐtaːr/

### Noun

pìtār m (Cyrillic spelling пѝта̄р)
* (regional) flowerpot

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “pitar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈtaɾ/ [piˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: pi‧tar

### Verb

pitar (first-person singular present pito, first-person singular preterite pité, past participle pitado)
* to whistle, buzz, beep, honk, puff
* (sports) to referee, call (to make a decision as a referee or umpire)
    Antonym: despitar
    El arbitró pitó falta ― The referee called a foul.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* pitador
* pitadora
* pitido
* pito

### Further reading

* “pitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10