piquete

See also: Piquete and piqueté

Spanish

Etymology

pico +‎ -ete (“diminutive suffix”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈkete/ [piˈke.t̪e]

Noun

piquete m (plural piquetes)

1. prick (in the skin)
2. shot, jab (with a syringe)
3. injection
4. sting (bump in the skin made by an insect)
5. (slang, Mexico) a small or medium amount of a strong alcoholic beverage (usually tequila, rum or brandy) poured in a non-alcoholic beverage, such as punch, coffee, juice, soda beverage, etc.

   Dame un café, pero con piquete.

   Give me a coffee, but pour some alcohol in it.

6. picket line

Synonyms

• (jab): inyección
• (injection): inyección
• (sting): roncha

Derived terms

• piquete de ejecución

Further reading

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