espichar

Attested since the 18th century. From espicho (“pin, pen, spigot”).

• IPA^(key): /espiˈt͡ʃaɾ/

espichar (first-person singular present espicho, first-person singular preterite espichei, past participle espichado)

1. to stab, to thrust

   Synonym: chantar

2. to skewer

   Synonym: espetar

3. (figurative) to die

   Synonym: morrer

4. to drill a barrel or to take out its spigot for tasting it; to broach

• espicho

• “espichar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “espichar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
• “espichar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “espichar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “espichar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

From espicho + -ar.

• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧char

espichar (first-person singular present espicho, first-person singular preterite espichei, past participle espichado)

1. to broach

From espiche (“spike”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /espiˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [es.piˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧char

espichar (first-person singular present espicho, first-person singular preterite espiché, past participle espichado)

1. (transitive) to stab; pierce; prick
2. (intransitive) to kick the bucket; pass on

• “espichar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014