repicar

Asturian

Etymology

From re- +‎ picar.

Verb

repicar (first-person singular indicative present repico, past participle repicáu)

1. to play, ring quickly (a bell, a tambourine)

   Repicaron les camapanes pela mañana, anunciándo les fiestes del pueblu.

   They rang the bells in the morning, announcing the town festivals.

2. to walk straight, upright
3. to repeat (an action)

Conjugation

Conjugation of repicar

infinitive		repicar
gerund		repicando
past participle		m repicáu, f repicada, n repicao, m pl repicaos, f pl repicaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	repico	repices	repica	repicamos	repicáis	repicen
	imperfect	repicaba	repicabes	repicaba	repicábemos, repicábamos	repicabeis, repicabais	repicaben
	preterite	repicé	repicasti, repicesti	repicó	repicemos	repicastis, repicestis	repicaron
	pluperfect	repicare, repicara	repicares, repicaras	repicare, repicara	repicáremos, repicáramos	repicareis, repicarais	repicaren, repicaran
	future	repicaré	repicarás	repicará	repicaremos	repicaréis	repicarán
	conditional	repicaría	repicaríes	repicaría	repicaríemos, repicaríamos	repicaríeis, repicaríais	repicaríen
subjunctive	present	repice	repices, repicas	repice	repicemos	repicéis	repicen, repican
	imperfect	repicare, repicara	repicares, repicaras	repicare, repicara	repicáremos, repicáramos	repicareis, repicarais	repicaren, repicaran
imperative		—	repica	—	—	repicái	—

Derived terms

• repique

Further reading

• “repicar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “repicar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From re- +‎ picar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.piˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.piˈkaɾ]

Verb

repicar (first-person singular present repico, first-person singular preterite repiquí, past participle repicat)

1. (transitive) to prick or peck again
2. (transitive) to ring repeatedly (bells)
3. (transitive) to transfer, to rerecord
4. (transitive) to replant, to prick out (separate seedlings and replant them)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of repicar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			repicar
gerund			repicant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		repicat		repicada
		plural		repicats		repicades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	repico	repiques	repica	repiquem	repiqueu	repiquen
	imperfect	repicava	repicaves	repicava	repicàvem	repicàveu	repicaven
	future	repicaré	repicaràs	repicarà	repicarem	repicareu	repicaran
	preterite	repiquí	repicares	repicà	repicàrem	repicàreu	repicaren
	conditional	repicaria	repicaries	repicaria	repicaríem	repicaríeu	repicarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	repiqui	repiquis	repiqui	repiquem	repiqueu	repiquin
	imperfect	repiqués	repiquessis	repiqués	repiquéssim	repiquéssiu	repiquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	repica	repiqui	repiquem	repiqueu	repiquin
	negative (no)	—	no repiquis	no repiqui	no repiquem	no repiqueu	no repiquin

Derived terms

• fer-se repicar
• repic
• repicament
• repicatalons
• repicatge
• repicó

Further reading

• “repicar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ picar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /repiˈkaɾ/ [re.piˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧pi‧car

Verb

repicar (first-person singular present repico, first-person singular preterite repiqué, past participle repicado)

1. to chop up
2. to peal; to ring

Conjugation

    Conjugation of repicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			repicar
gerund			repicando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		repicado		repicada
		plural		repicados		repicadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	repico	repicastú repicásvos	repica	repicamos	repicáis	repican
	imperfect	repicaba	repicabas	repicaba	repicábamos	repicabais	repicaban
	preterite	repiqué	repicaste	repicó	repicamos	repicasteis	repicaron
	future	repicaré	repicarás	repicará	repicaremos	repicaréis	repicarán
	conditional	repicaría	repicarías	repicaría	repicaríamos	repicaríais	repicarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	repique	repiquestú repiquésvos2	repique	repiquemos	repiquéis	repiquen
	imperfect (ra)	repicara	repicaras	repicara	repicáramos	repicarais	repicaran
	imperfect (se)	repicase	repicases	repicase	repicásemos	repicaseis	repicasen
	future1	repicare	repicares	repicare	repicáremos	repicareis	repicaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		repicatú repicávos	repique	repiquemos	repicad	repiquen
	negative		no repiques	no repique	no repiquemos	no repiquéis	no repiquen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Derived terms

• estar en misa y repicando
• repique

Descendants

• → Tagalog: dupikal

Further reading

• “repicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025