Italian

Noun

picca f ‎(plural picche)

1. pike
2. pique, obstinancy, stubbornness, animosity
3. (in the plural) spades (suit of playing cards)

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukus, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- ‎(“few”, “little”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpikːa/

Adverb

picca

1. little, not much
2. (followed by an adjective) little, not very, poorly