Meanings (ES + gloss)
pellizco • pellizcón • peñisco • peñizco • peñizcón • repizco
The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
pichichuela • pichintún • pigricia • pizca • pizco • ñizca
A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
Mix about four cups of white flour with a pinch of salt.
aprieto
An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
It took nerve and muscle both to carry the body out and down the stairs to the lower hall, but he damn well had to get it out of his place and away from his door, and any of those…
Phrases
Bennett pinchJack at a pinchZ-pinchat a pinchcock-and-pinchfeel the pinchin a pinchnanopinchon a pinchpinch and a punch for the first of the monthpinch barpinch cakepinch effectpinch forcepinch graftingpinch hitpinch hitterpinch of saltpinch of the gamepinch pointpinch potpinch rollerpinch runnerpinch-bellypinch-commonspinch-gutpinch-hitpinch-hitterpinchbarpinchlikepinchytake with a pinch of salttheta pinchvelar pinchzeta pinchθ-pinch
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
pellizcar • peñiscar • peñizcar • repizcar
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
The children were scolded for pinching each other.
This shoe pinches my foot.
afanar • chorear • chorizar • pellizcar
To steal, usually something inconsequential.
Someone has pinched my handkerchief!
“Hey, blokes,” yelled Dean or perhaps Serge, “let's pinch a boat.”
Phrases