pincho
See also: pinchó
English
Etymology
Noun
pincho (plural pinchos)
Related terms
Anagrams
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpint͡ʃo̝/
Etymology 1
Deverbal from pinchar (“to cause to jump”).
Noun
pincho m (plural pinchos)
Etymology 2
Probably a borrowed from Spanish pincho.
Noun
pincho m (plural pinchos)
Related terms
- pinchar
- pincheira
Etymology 3
Verb
pincho
- first-person singular present indicative of pinchar
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pincho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pincho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pincho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Verb
pincho
- first-person singular present indicative of pinchar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpint͡ʃo/ [ˈpĩnʲ.t͡ʃo]
- Rhymes: -intʃo
- Syllabification: pin‧cho
Etymology 1
Deverbal from pinchar.
Noun
pincho m (plural pinchos)
- prick, spike, point
- skewer
- (slang) shank (clarification of this definition is needed)
- (slang) shag (fornication)
- (Spain) snack, small serving of food
- 2023 March 23, “Los placeres de Logroño, la discreta, divertida y deliciosa capital del vino y el tapeo”, in El País[1]:
- Lo que sí es internacional es la fama de la zona de tapeo de Logroño: la famosa calle Laurel y otras cercanas, como las de San Juan o San Agustín, porque tanto bar y tantos buenos pinchos no caben en una sola calle.
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- (Peru, vulgar) penis
- (Spain, computing, colloquial) flash drive, data stick
- Synonym: memoria USB
- (colloquial) snappy dresser, fashionista
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Basque: pintxo
See also
Etymology 2
Verb
pincho
- first-person singular present indicative of pinchar
Further reading
- “pincho”, 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