pisca-pisca

/piskɐˈpiskɐ/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os pisca-piscas

Meaning

  1. indicator

    Built from pisca (blinks (from piscar)) + pisca (blinks).

    • Ligue o pisca-pisca.

      Switch on the indicator.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • pisca blinks (from piscar)
  • pisca blinks

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Blinker

Blinker is the German word for the same thing — both mean "indicator."

Spanish

indicador

indicador is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "indicator."

Practice

1 What does pisca-pisca mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ligue o ___-pisca.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pisca-pisca?

nouncompound

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