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pica¹

  • /piˈka/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

From pic, as a word originally in reference to drops of liquid. Compare also Aromanian chicu and Sicilian a-picari.

verb a pica 1st conjugation · pică · picat · a pica · picând

  1. intransitive to fall

    Similar: cădea

  2. intransitive, of systems or connections to fail, have downtime, be interrupted
  3. transitive to fail an exam

    Opposite: promova, lua

  4. informal, transitive to fail a student
  5. informal, intransitive, of examination topics to be drawn from a list and assigned, whether individually or collectively În fiecare an, liceenii se întreabă ce le va pica la bacalaureatul de română. Toți speră că va pica un subiect ușor, cum ar fi basmul sau nuvela.
  6. intransitive to fall on a date

    Similar: cădea

  7. informal, intransitive, uncommon, of people to come by, appear, show up

    Similar: apărea, își face apariția, se ivi

  8. informal, intransitive, of things to fall into one’s hands, fall into one’s lap
  9. archaic, transitive to have drops of liquid fall on something or someone
  10. obsolete, transitive to drip a liquid
  11. obsolete, reflexive, regional, transitive to stain something, respectively oneself
  12. regional, transitive, uncommon to hit (in aggression, with a blunt object)

pica²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French piquer.

verb a pica 1st conjugation · pichează · picat · a pica · picând

  1. intransitive to dive

pica³

  • /ˈpi.ka/

Rhymes with -ika

noun pica · - · пика

  1. feminine, uncountable pica

pica⁴

noun пика

  1. accusative, definite, nominative, singular definite nominative/accusative singular of pică

In English

  • fail to receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits
  • flunk to fail

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@misc{pica_2026,
  title = {pica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}