piscar

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• piscaru

Etymology

From Latin piscārius. Compare Romanian pescar.

Noun

piscar m (plural piscari)

1. fisher, fisherman

Derived terms

• piscãroanji
• piscãrilji / piscãrilje
• piscãrescu

Related terms

• pescu, peashti
• piscuescu

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pisˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pisˈkaɾ]

Verb

piscar (first-person singular present pisco, first-person singular preterite pisquí, past participle piscat)

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Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from *pVsk- / *bVsk-. Compare Spanish bizco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pisˈkaɾ/

Verb

1. to blink (to close and reopen one or both eyes quickly)

   Synonym: chiscar

Derived terms

• pisco

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “piscar”, 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), “piscar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “piscar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pisˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /piʃˈka(ʁ)/ [piʃˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pisˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piʃˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piʃˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /piʃˈka.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pis‧car

Verb

1. to blink (to close and reopen both eyes quickly)
2. to wink (To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
3. to flash (To (cause to) shine intermittently)

Derived terms

• num piscar de olhos (“in the blink of an eye”)

Descendants

• Hunsrik: piskeere