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el pincho(
peen
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choh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (prong)
a. pointed stick
El náufrago tuvo que aprender a pescar con un pincho.The castaway had to learn how to fish with a pointed stick.
3. (botany)
a. thorn (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿En serio te olvidaste de quitar los pinchos de la rosa antes de dársela?Did you really forget to remove the rose's thorns before you gave it to her?
b. prickle
Me saqué los pinchos de cactus que tenía en la pierna con unas pinzas.I removed the cactus prickles from my leg with a pair of tweezers.
a. hors d'oeuvres
Los mozos pasaron ofreciendo bandejas con pinchos y vasos de cerveza.The waiters walked around offering trays bearing hors d'oeuvres and glasses of beer.
5. (vulgar) (male genitalia) (Peru)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Peru
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