pecina

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From pez (“pitch”) +‎ -ina.

Noun

pecina f (plural pecinas)

1. slime, sludge

Derived terms

• empecinar

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin piscīna. Doublet of piscina.

Noun

pecina f (plural pecinas)

1. fish pond

Further reading

• “pecina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28