pringue

See also: pringué

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾinɡe/ [ˈpɾĩŋ.ɡe]
• Rhymes: -inɡe
• Syllabification: prin‧gue

Etymology 1

Probably deverbal of pringar.

Noun

pringue m or f same meaning (plural pringues)

1. fat; grease (especially from meat)

   Synonym: grasa

2. grease, grime, gunk, goo, goop
3. a punishment consisting of throwing boiling grease at someone

Derived terms

• pringoso

Etymology 2

Verb

pringue

1. inflection of pringar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “pringue”, 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