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piqueria: It is a Sung and verbal confrontation between jugglers of the vallenato music. It forms vallenata trovar, payar or make verses.; Plant commonly known as altarreina, san nicolas grass or herb of the dog, his name is piqueria trinervia, among others, as a recognition to the Spanish Dr. Andrés Piquer. It has various medicinal uses, from febrifuge even enemas against worms. See piqueria.; The vallenata piqueria is a verbal confrontation like the Antioquian trova and the llanero contrapunteo. It is a duel between acordeoneros, verseadores and even singers, that one and another competitor uses stanzas, or laden with sarcasm and mockery verses in order to ridicule the opponent's turn.