pichichi

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈt͡ʃit͡ʃi/ [piˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃi]
• Rhymes: -itʃi
• Syllabification: pi‧chi‧chi

Noun

pichichi m (plural pichichis)

1. (soccer, Spain) top scorer in the league
   • 2015 September 24, “Benzema nunca había marcado tanto”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Un mes después, el delantero francés es pichichi con 5 goles (junto a Cristiano Ronaldo y Nolito).

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Further reading

• “pichichi”, 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