pincho

See also: pinchó

English

Etymology

Spanish pincho

Noun

pincho (plural pinchos)

1. A small snack served with drinks as an appetizer; a tapa.

Related terms

• pintxo

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Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from pinchar (“to cause to jump”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpint͡ʃo̝/

Noun

pincho m (plural pinchos)

1. jump, leap

   Synonyms: chimpo, salto

Etymology 2

Probably from Spanish pincho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpint͡ʃo̝/

Noun

pincho m (plural pinchos)

1. stick, prick, small pointed object

   Synonyms: pico, punta

Related terms

• pinchar
• pincheira

References

• Template:R:DDLG
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• “pincho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Spanish

Etymology

From pinchar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpint͡ʃo/ [ˈpĩnʲ.t͡ʃo]

Noun

pincho m (plural pinchos)

1. skewer

   Synonyms: anticucho, brocheta, fierrito

2. (slang) a shank
3. (slang) a shag (fornication)
4. (Spain) snack, small serving of food
5. (computing) stick, data stick, drive
6. prick

Derived terms

• pincho moruno

See also

• pintxo
• tapa

Descendants

• → Basque: pintxo

Verb

pincho

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of pinchar.

Further reading

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