Galician

Verb

bica

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

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Lombardic bīga ‎(“pile, heap”)

Noun

bica f ‎(plural biche)

1. haystack (or pile of sheaves)

Portuguese

Etymology

From bicar.

According to folk etymology, the coffee sense is an acronym of Beba Isto Com Açúcar ‎(“drink this with sugar”)^[1].

Noun

bica f (plural bicas)

1. spout, water pipe
2. (Portugal, chiefly Lisbon and southern Portugal) espresso
   • 2012, Augusto, Abelaira, NEM SO MAS TAMBEM, Editorial Presença (ISBN 9789722347921)

     Não me apetece — responde o miúdo. Peço um café(«Uma bica, sim?», mas porquê este inútil «sim»?), e o empregado, afastandose, trôpego, repete a meia voz:«Uma bica!».Talvez parabem memorizaro pedido. Quando regressar, pedirei  ...

   • 2011, Maria F. Allen, The Routledge Portuguese Bilingual Dictionary (Revised 2014 Edition): Portuguese-English and English-Portuguese, Routledge (ISBN 9781136997266), page 61

     Vd: 'bica', 'galão', 'meia', = (EP) jargon for café. cafeicultor m coffee-grower. cafeína f caffeine. cafeteira f coffee pot. cafezal m coffee plantation. cafezinho m ( BR) small black coffee. cáfila f (de camelos) coffle; caravan;2 (fig) rabble, mob.

Verb

bica

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

References

1. ↑ Leão, Tiago (accessed March 17, 2015), “Conheça a origem da bica e “beba isto com açúcar””, in (Please provide the title of the work)