piquete
picket
picket
a person or group of people standing outside a building to protest
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-ete
diminutive suffix
Piquete means picket and can be thought of as picket0 + -ete1 (diminutive suffix1), suggesting a small or informal picket.
noun
- picketA small group of people, typically protesters or strikers, stationed outside a workplace or other venueLos trabajadores formaron un piquete frente a la fábrica. // The workers formed a picket in front of the factory.
- prickA small puncture or stingSentí un piquete de mosquito en el brazo. // I felt a mosquito sting on my arm.