pinche

See also: pinché and pinchë

Spanish

Etymology

From pinchar. The semantic evolution is unclear.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpint͡ʃe/ [ˈpĩnʲ.t͡ʃe]
  • Rhymes: -intʃe
  • Syllabification: pin‧che

Adjective

pinche (plural pinches)

  1. (Mexico, vulgar) damned, goddamned
    Synonym: maldito
    • 2017, Prem Dayal, Autobiografía de un pinche güey:
      Y luego, cuando estos hijos que tanto querías vienen a este pinche mundo, te comienzas a quejar de cómo son, los tratas mal, los adiestras como animales de circo […]
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  2. (Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, also by a minority in El Salvador) stingy, cheap
    Synonym: tacaño

Noun

pinche m or f (plural pinches)

  1. (Mexico, Spain) a kitchen servant

Noun

pinche m (plural pinches)

  1. (Chile, Puerto Rico) hairpin (fastener for the hair)

Verb

pinche

  1. inflection of pinchar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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