Asturian

Noun

pega f ‎(plural pegues)

1. magpie (bird of genus Pica)

Catalan

Verb

pega

1. third-person singular present indicative form of pegar
2. second-person singular imperative form of pegar

Occitan

Noun

pega f (plural pegas)

1. glue (adhesive substance)

Derived terms

• pegar
• empegar

Portuguese

Pega (Pica pica)

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese *pega, from Vulgar Latin peca, from Latin pīca ‎(“magpie”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- ‎(“woodpecker; magpie”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ɣɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ɡɐ/
• Hyphenation: pe‧ga

Noun

pega f (plural pegas)

1. common magpie (Pica pica)
2. a prating woman, a female gossiper
3. (Portugal, offensive) **** (a sexually promiscuous woman or girl)

Etymology 2

Back-formation from pegar.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɣɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɡɐ/
• Hyphenation: pe‧ga

Noun

pega f (plural pegas)

1. handle
2. (bullfighting) the final event in a typical Portuguese bullfight, involving eight forcados who challenge the bull with their bare hands

Noun

pega f (Portugal) or m (Brazil) (plural pegas)

1. fight, quarrel

Etymology 3

From Latin pedica.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɣɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɡɐ/
• Hyphenation: pe‧ga

Noun

pega f (plural pegas)

1. Alternative form of peia

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɣɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɡɐ/
• Hyphenation: pe‧ga

Verb

pega

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of pegar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of pegar

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): pjȅga

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pěga ‎(“freckle”).

Noun

pȅga f ‎(Cyrillic spelling пе̏га)

1. freckle

Declension

Spanish

Noun

pega f ‎(plural pegas)

1. (colloquial, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) work
2. glue
3. gluing
4. obstacle

Synonyms

• (work): trabajo
• (glue): pegamento, cola

Verb

pega

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of pegar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of pegar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of pegar.