chinche

See also: chinché

Galician

Noun

chinche f (plural chinches)

1. bug, a member of the insect order Hemiptera

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mozarabic جّيمْجِّ (jːيm°jiː), from Latin cīmex, cīmicis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃin.tʃe/

Noun

chinche f (plural chinches)

1. bedbug
2. thumbtack

Synonyms

• (thumbtack):

• chincheta

Derived terms

• caer como chinches

Related terms

• chinchoso
• chisme

Verb

chinche

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of chinchar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of chinchar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of chinchar.