Polyglot Dictionary

pellizcar

/peʝisˈkaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
pellizco
preterite (yo)
pellizqué
past participle
pellizcado

Meaning

  1. to pinch

    • Me pellizcó el brazo.

      He pinched my arm.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

birlar

birlar means "to pinch" in the sense of swiping or stealing something, colloquial; pellizcar means "to pinch" physically, like pinching skin.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

beliscar

beliscar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to pinch."

Portuguese

entalar

entalar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to pinch."

Practice

1 What does pellizcar mean?

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