pinche

pinche

1. inflection of pinchar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

pinche

1. inflection of pinchar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /ˈpint͡ʃe/ [ˈpĩnʲ.t͡ʃe]

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• Rhymes: -intʃe
• Syllabification: pin‧che

Deverbal from pinchar. The semantic evolution has French origins “pincé,” meaning “pinched” or “caught.” During colonial times, cooks were known for their skill in manipulating food with their fingers, especially when seasoning it. This skill earned them the nickname “pinches,” alluding to their ability to pinch ingredients with precision.

pinche m or f (masculine and feminine plural pinches)

1. (Mexico, vulgar) fucking, goddamned

   Synonyms: maldito, puto

   • 2017, Prem Dayal, Autobiografía de un pinche güey:

     Y luego, cuando estos hijos que tanto querías vienen a este pinche mundo, te comienzas a quejar de cómo son, los tratas mal, los adiestras como animales de circo […]

     And then, when those children that you wanted so much come to this fucking world, you start complaining about how they are, you treat them wrong, you train them like circus animals […]

2. (Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, also by a minority in El Salvador) stingy, cheap

   Synonym: tacaño

pinche m or f by sense (plural pinches)

1. (Mexico, Spain) a kitchen servant

pinche m (plural pinches)

1. (Chile, Puerto Rico) hairpin (fastener for the hair)

pinche

1. inflection of pinchar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• “pinche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024