pisca

See also: pișca

Catalan

Verb

pisca

1. inflection of piscar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. Compare Spanish pizca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiska̝/

Noun

pisca m (plural piscas)

1. pinch; a small amount

   Synonyms: gran, nisco

Related terms

• albiscar
• biscallo
• biscarda
• biscardo
• piscar
• pisco

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pisca”, 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), “pisca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pisca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

pisca

1. inflection of piscar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpis.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpis.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpiʃ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpis.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpiʃ.kɐ/

Etymology 1

Front and side turn signals working

Deverbal from piscar (“blink”).

Noun

pisca f (plural piscas)

1. (Portugal) indicator (UK, Australia, New Zealand), turn signal (US), blinker (informal, US), direction indicator

   Synonyms: (Portugal) pisca-pisca, (Brasil) seta

Etymology 2

Verb

pisca

1. inflection of piscar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “pisca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “pisca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “pisca”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “pisca”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua pishku, pisqu.

Noun

pisca f (plural piscas)

1. female equivalent of pisco (“turkey”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl pixca.

Noun

pisca m (plural piscas)

1. (Mexico) harvesting (of coffee, cotton and corn in particular)

Further reading

• “pisca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28