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