pellizco

See also: pellizcó

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /peˈʝiθko/ [peˈʝiθ.ko] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /peˈʎiθko/ [peˈʎiθ.ko] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /peˈʃisko/ [peˈʃis.ko] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /peˈʒisko/ [peˈʒis.ko] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Etymology 1

Deverbal from pellizcar.

Noun

pellizco m (plural pellizcos)

  1. pinch (act of pinching)
  2. pinch (small amount of e.g. seasoning)

Etymology 2

Verb

pellizco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pellizcar

See also

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