pepesca

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈpeska/ [peˈpes.ka]
• Rhymes: -eska
• Syllabification: pe‧pes‧ca

Noun

pepesca f (plural pepescas)

1. (El Salvador) a small fish of species ver-221101

   Por favor deme yuca con curtido y pepesca

   I'd like to order some yucca, with curtido salad and pepesca

Usage notes

• This noun is used both as a count noun and a mass noun, due to its small size and the fact it's usually served in a bunch. Examples: yuca con pepesca 'yucca with pepesca', tres pepescas 'three pepesca fish(es)'.

Further reading

• “pepesca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10