How is the word picar translated from Spanish to English

English translation
chop
verb

Cortar algo en trozos con un cuchillo o un hacha.

To cut something into pieces with a knife or axe.

Examples with “picar”

See how the word “picar” is used in sentences

  • Pica las cebollas muy finas. — Chop the onions finely.

  • Pidió una chuleta de cerdo. — He ordered a pork chop.

  • Le gusta cortar leña los fines de semana. — He likes to chop wood on weekends.

  • La chuleta estaba demasiado seca para terminarla. — The chop was too dry to finish.

  • ¿Pico las zanahorias o las corto en rodajas? — Should I chop the carrots or slice them?

  • ¿Cuánto tiene que estar una chuleta de cordero en la sartén? — How long should a lamb chop stay in the pan?

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