pizcar

to pinch

to take in the harvest

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled “piscar” in the senses shown in 2) and 3).

pizcar(pees-kahr)

transitive verb

1.

(colloquial)

(to squeeze skin)

a. to pinch

Me pizqué la piel para comprobar que no estaba soñando.

I pinched my skin to make sure that I wasn't dreaming.

b. to nip

Mi hermana mayor me pizcó el hombro para que gritara.

My older sister nipped my shoulder so that I would scream.

2. (to gather in)

(Mexico)

a. to pick

Trabajé en una plantación pizcando algodón.

I worked at a plantation picking cotton.

b. to harvest

Los granjeros pizcaron el trigo y ordeñaron las vacas.

The farmers harvested wheat and milked the cows.

intransitive verb

3. (to do the harvesting)

(Mexico)

a. to take in the harvest

Los aldeanos tomaron sus hoces y guadañas y comenzaron a pizcar.

The peasants took their sickles and scythes and began taking in the harvest.