Pica
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts4 letters
Definition of Pica
Noun
- A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
- A magpie.
Noun
- A size of type between small pica and English, now standardized as 12-point.
- A font of this size.
- A unit of length equivalent to 12 points, officially ⁄83 cm (0.166 in) after 1886 but now ⁄6 in.
- A pie or directory: the book directing Roman Catholic observance of saints' days and other feasts under various calendars.
Noun
- Archaic form of pika (“small lagomorph”).