pinche

See also: pinché and pinchë

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpint͡ʃe/, [ˈpĩnʲt͡ʃe]

Adjective

pinche (plural pinches)

(Mexico, vulgar) damned, goddamned
(Costa Rica, Nicaragua, also by a minority in El Salvador) stingy, cheap

Synonyms

(damned): maldito
(cheap): tacaño

Noun

pinche m (plural pinches)

(Mexico) a kitchen servant
(Chile) hairpin (fastener for the hair)

Verb

pinche

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

Further reading

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

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