pincho
Spanish, noun
pincho is spelled P-I-N-C-H-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,389th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pincho is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “prick, spike, point” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of pinchar. With an accent, pinchó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of pinchar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Espina de las plantas, principalmente de los cactus”.
What does pincho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprick, spike, point
- 2
masculineskewer
- 3
masculineslangshank
- 4
masculineslangshag (fornication)
- 5
Spainmasculinesnack, small serving of food
- 6
masculinevulgarpenis
- 7
Spaincolloquialmasculineflash drive, data stick
- 8
colloquialmasculinesnappy dresser, fashionista
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of pinchar
verb
- 1
third-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. Espina de las plantas, principalmente de los cactus. 2. Trozos de carne y vegetales que se asan atravesados en una brocheta. 3. Memoria externa de pequeño tamaño para conectar a un dispositivo informático. 4. Pene
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 pincho
- pinchos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to pincho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pincho in Spanish?
pincho appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).