The three most common nonfood picas were eating of strings and rags; feces, vomit, and urine; and paper, cigarettes, and soil.
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Pica
//ˈpaɪkə//
Synonyms for "pica" (75 found)
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Closest matches (15)
Strong matches (23)
Related words (37)
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5 entriescoordinate
4 entriesderived
6 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
6 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
34 entriesShowing 16 of 34 words.
Translations
12 translations across 10 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- pica noun (disorder)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 異食症 /异食症 noun (disorder)
- 異食癖 /异食癖 noun (disorder)
Finnish
1 entries- pica-oireyhtymä noun (disorder)
Icelandic
2 entries- átvilla noun (disorder)
- óætisfíkn noun (disorder)
Indonesian
1 entries- pika noun (disorder)
Polish
1 entries- pica noun (disorder)
Russian
1 entries- пика́ noun (disorder)
Spanish
1 entries- pica noun (disorder)
Turkish
1 entries- pika noun (disorder)
Ukrainian
1 entries- спотво́рення сма́ку noun (disorder)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
I had been at Baldwin's before dinner in consequence of a letter from him which showed me that, by using a pica instead of an English letter in printing my book, I might comprise it within such a number of sheets as a guinea-volume should contain […].
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Most travellers in the Himalaya are familiar with the pretty little Rodents, known as picas, tailless hares, or mouse-hares, which may be seen in the higher regions[…]
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