pisca-pisca

Portuguese

Front and side turn signals working

Christmas lights

Etymology

Reduplication of piscar (“to blink”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpis.kɐˈpis.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpis.kɐˈpis.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpiʃ.kɐˈpiʃ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpis.kaˈpis.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpiʃ.kɐˈpiʃ.kɐ/

Noun

pisca-pisca m (plural pisca-piscas or piscas-piscas)

1. (Portugal) indicator; turn signal (each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made)

   Synonyms: (Portugal) pisca, (Brasil) seta

2. (Brazil) Christmas lights (electric lights used at Christmas to decorate a tree, house, etc.)

   Synonyms: (Portugal) luzes de Natal, luzinha

Further reading

• “pisca-pisca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “pisca-pisca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “pisca-pisca”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025