pinchadiscos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pincha (“to puncture, to prick”) +‎ discos (“records”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pint͡ʃaˈdiskos/ [pĩnʲ.t͡ʃaˈð̞is.kos]
• Rhymes: -iskos
• Syllabification: pin‧cha‧dis‧cos

Noun

pinchadiscos m or f by sense (plural pinchadiscos)

1. deejay, DJ, disc jockey

   Synonym: DJ

Further reading

• “pinchadiscos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
• “pinchadiscos” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.