pega

noun

pe·​ga

ˈpāgə

variants or pegador

ˌpegəˈdȯ(ə)r,

-ȯ(ə)

plural -s

: remora

Word History

Etymology

pega from Spanish, literally, act of sticking, from pegar to stick, paste, cling, from Latin picare to daub with pitch, from pic-, pix pitch; pegador from Spanish, from pegar

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