picotah

noun

pi·​co·​tah

variants or picottah or piccotah

pə̇ˈkōtə,

-kätə

plural -s

: a counterpoised sweep used in India for raising water from wells

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese picota, literally, post, pillory, from pico point, peak, from picar to prick, pierce, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin piccare

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