pincho

See also: pinchó

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pincho.

Noun

pincho (plural pinchos)

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

Related terms

• pintxo

Anagrams

• -phonic, Chopin, Pichon, chopin, cophin, phonic

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpint͡ʃo̝/

Etymology 1

Deverbal from pinchar (“to cause to jump”).

Noun

pincho m (plural pinchos)

1. jump, leap

   Synonyms: chimpo, salto

Etymology 2

Probably a borrowed from Spanish pincho.

Noun

pincho m (plural pinchos)

1. stick, prick, small pointed object

   Synonyms: pico, punta

Related terms

• pinchar
• pincheira

Etymology 3

Verb

pincho

1. first-person singular present indicative of pinchar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pincho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pincho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pincho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Verb

pincho

1. first-person singular present indicative of pinchar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpint͡ʃo/ [ˈpĩnʲ.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -intʃo
• Syllabification: pin‧cho

Etymology 1

Deverbal from pinchar.

Noun

pincho m (plural pinchos)

1. prick, spike, point
2. skewer

   Synonyms: anticucho, brocheta, fierrito

3. (slang) shank (clarification of this definition is needed)
4. (slang) shag (fornication)
5. (Spain) snack, small serving of food

   Synonyms: tapa, aperitivo, bocadito, pasaboca

   • 2023 March 23, “Los placeres de Logroño, la discreta, divertida y deliciosa capital del vino y el tapeo”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Lo que sí es internacional es la fama de la zona de tapeo de Logroño: la famosa calle Laurel y otras cercanas, como las de San Juan o San Agustín, porque tanto bar y tantos buenos pinchos no caben en una sola calle.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

6. (Peru, vulgar) penis
7. (Spain, computing, colloquial) flash drive, data stick

   Synonym: memoria USB

8. (colloquial) snappy dresser, fashionista

Derived terms

• pincho moruno

Descendants

• → Basque: pintxo

See also

• pintxo
• tapa

Etymology 2

Verb

pincho

1. first-person singular present indicative of pinchar

Further reading

• “pincho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10