pizca

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiθka/ [ˈpiθ.ka] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈpiska/ [ˈpis.ka] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -iθka (Spain)
• Rhymes: -iska (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: piz‧ca

From pizco, from pizcar, itself of onomatopoeic origin.

pizca f (plural pizcas)

1. a little bit, ounce, iota, smidgeon, modicum, trace, lick

   Pero no existe ni una pizca de evidencia en absoluto.

   There isn't even a shred of evidence whatsoever.

   Esa palabra me robó hasta mi última pizca de esperanza.

   That one word robbed me of my last ounce of hope.

2. pinch, dash (e.g., a pinch of salt, a dash of vanilla extract)

pizca

1. inflection of pizcar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “pizca”, 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