pecina

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /peˈθina/ [peˈθi.na]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /peˈsina/ [peˈsi.na]
Rhymes: -ina
Syllabification: pe‧ci‧na

Etymology 1

From pez (“pitch”) +‎ -ina.

Noun

pecina f (plural pecinas)

slime, sludge

Derived terms

empecinar

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin piscīna. Doublet of piscina.

Noun

pecina f (plural pecinas)

fish pond

Further reading

“pecina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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