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pinche

Spanish, noun

pinche is spelled P-I-N-C-H-E (6 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,184th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pinche is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a kitchen servant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of pinchar. With an accent, pinché is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of pinchar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ayudante de cocina”.

What does pinche mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    Mexicofemininemasculinevulgarfucking, goddamned

    Este pinche novato no sabe jugar

  2. 2

    Mexicofemininemasculinestingy, cheap

adverb

  1. 1

    fucking

    ¿Por qué estoy tan pinche gordo?

noun

  1. 1

    MexicoSpainfemininemasculinea kitchen servant

noun

  1. 1

    masculinehairpin (fastener for the hair)

  2. 2

    masculinelong fork for serving food

noun

  1. 1

    masculineTaushiro (language)

verb

  1. 1

    first/third-person singular present subjunctive

  2. 2

    third-person singular imperative

verb

as pinché
  1. 1

    first-person singular preterite indicative of pinchar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Ayudante de cocina. 2. Objeto formado por dos trozos flexibles de plástico o metal, que se usa para sostener en su sitio porciones del cabello. 3. Persona con quien se tiene una relación amorosa no formalizada.

adjective: 1. Tacaño, miserable. 2. Bajo y despreciable. 3. Se usa como expletivo para manifestar asombro.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of pinche

  • pinches feminine masculine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to pinche

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is pinche in Spanish?

pinche appears 15 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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