pellizco

See also: pellizcó

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /peˈʝiθko/ [peˈʝiθ.ko]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /peˈʎiθko/ [peˈʎiθ.ko]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /peˈʝisko/ [peˈʝis.ko]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /peˈʎisko/ [peˈʎis.ko]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peˈʃisko/ [peˈʃis.ko]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peˈʒisko/ [peˈʒis.ko]

(Spain) Rhymes: -iθko
(Latin America) Rhymes: -isko
Syllabification: pe‧lliz‧co

Etymology 1

Deverbal from pellizcar.

Noun

pellizco m (plural pellizcos)

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

Verb

pellizco

first-person singular present indicative of pellizcar

See also

repizco
torniscón

Further reading

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

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