picotin

pikɔtɛ̃

Definition

Definition of picotin - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

ration

Dated

avoine donnée comme nourriture aux chevaux

Dated

Le palefrenier donne le picotin aux chevaux chaque matin.

portion

Dated

ration ou part de quelque chose

Dated

Chacun aura son picotin de bonbons à la fête.

part

portion

mesure

Rare

ancienne mesure pour l'avoine valant environ deux litres et demi

Rare

Il fallait un picotin d'avoine pour nourrir le cheval.

arpentage

Rare

ancienne mesure utilisée pour l'arpentage

Rare

Le géomètre calculait la superficie en picotins.

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du picotin pour les vieilles biques

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Ce cadeau, c’est du picotin pour les vieilles biques.

Origin of picotin

français, picotin (petit + piquant?) + -in (diminutif)

Examples of picotin in a sentence

En hiver, le palefrenier augmente légèrement le picotin des juments.
Le cheval reçut son picotin d’avoine avant de repartir.
Ils se sont partagé le dernier picotin de riz du sac.
Le marchand vendait le picotin d’avoine aux écuries.
Chaque mule recevait un picotin avant le départ.
Le plan cadastral mentionne trois picotins de terrain.

Cette parcelle mesurait autrefois un picotin.

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English:feed of oats, ration, ...
German:Haferration, Portion, ...
Italian:razione d'avena, razione, ...
Spanish:ración de avena, ración, ...
Portuguese:aveia, porção, ...
Chinese:马用燕麦, 定量, ...
Japanese:馬用のオート麦, 分け前, ...
Arabic:حصة الشوفان, حصة, ...
Hebrew:מָנָה שֶׁל שִׁיבּוֹלֶת שׁוּעָל לְסוּסִים, מָנָה, ...
Russian:порция овса, порция, ...
Ukrainian:порція вівса, пайок, ...
Catalan:ració de civada, ració, ...
Danish:foderration, portion, ...
Dutch:schep haver, portie, ...
Greek:πικοτέν, μερίδα, ...
Khmer:ចំណីអាវ៉ាន់សម្រាប់សេះ, ចំណែក, ...
Korean:말 귀리, 할당량, ...
Polish:porcja owsa, porcja, ...
Portuguese (BR):ração de aveia, porção, ...
Romanian:porție de ovăz, rație, ...
Swedish:foderranson, portion, ...
Thai:ข้าวโอ๊ต, ส่วนแบ่ง, ...
Turkish:yemlik yulaf, porsiyon, ...
Vietnamese:khẩu phần yến mạch cho ngựa, khẩu phần, ...

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Noun, masculine

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