pisca

See also: pișca

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Spanish pizca.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpiska̝/

Noun

pisca m (plural piscas)

  1. pinch; a small amount
    Synonym: nisco

References
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. pellizcar.

Portuguese

Verb

pisca

  1. third-person singular present indicative of piscar
  2. second-person singular imperative of piscar

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua pishku, pisqu.

Noun

pisca f (plural piscas, masculine pisco, masculine plural piscos)

  1. (Colombia, Venezuela)[1] female turkey (bird)

Etymology 2

From Nahuatl pixca.[2]

Noun

pisca m (plural piscas)

  1. (Mexico)[3] harvesting (of coffee, cotton and corn in particular)

References
  1. RAE
  2. ASALE
  3. RAE
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