pellizcar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vellicicāre, from Latin vellicāre, most likely ultimately from vellus (the wool shorn from a sheep, fleece, or pelt). Cognate with English vellicate.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /peʝiθˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʝiθˈkaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /peʎiθˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʎiθˈkaɾ]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /peʝisˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʝisˈkaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /peʎisˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʎisˈkaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peʃisˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʃisˈkaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peʒisˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʒisˈkaɾ]

  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pe‧lliz‧car

Verb

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pellizcar (first-person singular present pellizco, first-person singular preterite pellizqué, past participle pellizcado)

  1. to pinch, nip

Conjugation

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See also

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Further reading

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