pisca
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Verb ===
pisca
inflection of piscar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
== Galician ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈpiska/ [ˈpis̺.kɐ]
Rhymes: -iska
Hyphenation: pis‧ca
=== Etymology 1 ===
Onomatopoeic. Compare Spanish pizca.
==== Noun ====
pisca m (plural piscas)
pinch; a small amount
Synonyms: gran, nisco
===== Related terms =====
==== References ====
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pisca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pisca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pisca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Verb ====
pisca
inflection of piscar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Brazil) -iskɐ, (Portugal) -iʃkɐ
=== Etymology 1 ===
Deverbal from piscar (“blink”).
==== Noun ====
pisca f (plural piscas)
(Portugal) indicator (UK, Australia, New Zealand), turn signal (US), blinker (informal, US), direction indicator
Synonyms: (Portugal) pisca-pisca, (Brasil) seta
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Verb ====
pisca
inflection of piscar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“pisca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“pisca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“pisca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“pisca”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
“pisca”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈpiska/ [ˈpis.ka]
Rhymes: -iska
Syllabification: pis‧ca
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Quechua pishku, pisqu.
==== Noun ====
pisca f (plural piscas)
female equivalent of pisco (“turkey”)
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl pixca.
==== Noun ====
pisca m (plural piscas)
(Mexico) harvesting (of coffee, cotton and corn in particular)
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“pisca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025