pizca
See also: pizcá
Spanish
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈpi
θ ka/ [ˈpiθ .ka] - IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈpiska/ [ˈpis.ka]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -i
θ ka - Rhymes: -iska
- Syllabification: piz‧ca
Etymology 1
editFrom pizco, from pizcar, itself of onomatopoeic origin.
Noun
editpizca f (plural pizcas)
- a little bit, ounce, iota, smidgeon, modicum, trace, lick
- Pero no existe ni una pizca de evidencia en absoluto.
- There isn't even a shred of evidence whatsoever.
- Esa palabra me robó hasta mi última pizca de esperanza.
- That one word robbed me of my last ounce of hope.
- pinch, dash (e.g., a pinch of salt, a dash of vanilla extract)
Etymology 2
editVerb
editpizca
- inflection of pizcar:
Further reading
edit- “pizca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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