pecina

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /peˈθina/ [peˈθi.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /peˈsina/ [peˈsi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: pe‧ci‧na

Etymology 1

From pez (“pitch”) +‎ -ina.

Noun

pecina f (plural pecinas)

1. slime, sludge

Derived terms

• empecinar

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin piscīna. Doublet of piscina.

Noun

pecina f (plural pecinas)

1. fish pond

Further reading

• “pecina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014