pico-
Americanprefix
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Origin of pico-
< Spanish pico peak, beak, bit. See pic 2
Example Sentences
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About 2,500 households were displaced from the Pico neighborhood and the Belmar Triangle, a predominantly Black neighborhood, due to the construction projects, Natasha Guest-Kingscote, administrator for the city of Santa Monica, told the Santa Monica Daily Press in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times
Children and families from the nearby Pio Pico Dual Language Academy were also nearby during the incident, according to the outlet.
From Los Angeles Times
One of my favorite breakfast places is John O’Groats on West Pico.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s in Santa Monica, one block east from the water, where Pico dead ends into the beach.
From Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, whose district includes MacArthur Park, Cypress Park and Pico Union, said the FBI’s memo simply confirms what locals have known all along, even as they manufacture “confusion, fear, chaos and real danger.”
From Los Angeles Times
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