piscar

/pisˈkaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present (eu)
pisco
preterite (eu)
pisquei
past participle
piscado

Meaning

  1. to blink

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: intransitive.

Similar words

pestanejar

piscar is more common and everyday, and also means "to wink"; pestanejar is more literary or formal, relating to eyelashes — both mean "to blink."

Similar in other languages

German

blinzeln

blinzeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to blink."

Spanish

parpadear

parpadear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to blink."

Spanish

pestañear

pestañear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to blink."

Practice

1 What does piscar mean?

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