pizca

See also: pizcá

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈpiθka/ [ˈpiθ.ka]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈpiska/ [ˈpis.ka]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -iθka
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -iska
  • Syllabification: piz‧ca

Etymology 1

From pizco, from pizcar, itself of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

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)

Verb

pizca

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

Further reading

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