pezqueñín
Spanish
editEtymology
editPortmanteau/Blend of pez + pequeñín. Created by the advertising agency Ted Bates for a Spanish government campaign in 1983.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /peθkeˈɲin/ [peθ.keˈɲĩn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /peskeˈɲin/ [pes.keˈɲĩn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: pez‧que‧ñín
Noun
editpezqueñín m (plural pezqueñines)
- (colloquial, Spain) an immature fish, improper for catch or consumption
- 2007 January 25, El Mundo:
- Bruselas denunciará a España por no evitar la captura de 'pezqueñines'
- Brussels will denounce Spain for not preventing the catching of 'pezqueñines'