pispar

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Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

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pispar (first-person singular present pispo, first-person singular preterite pispí, past participle pispat)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to pinch, to swipe
    Synonyms: furtar, robar

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Galician

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Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic.[1] Cognate with Portuguese bispar.

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Verb

pispar (first-person singular present pispo, first-person singular preterite pispei, past participle pispado)

  1. to watch, to observe; to lurk, to spy on
    Synonyms: mirar, ollar
    • 1922, Victoriano Taibo, Abrente. Versos galegos, Santiago: El Eco de Santiago, page 99:
      Amor non ch'é cego que pispa e ás légoas, e leva o carcax ateigado, non d'agudas frechas, sinón de billetes de banco e louras moedas
      Love isn't blind, 'cause he sees for miles, and he carries his quiver full, not of sharp arrows, but of bank notes and blonde coins
  2. to pinch, to steal

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References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “pizpireta”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pisˈpaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pis‧par

Verb

pispar (first-person singular present pispo, first-person singular preterite pispé, past participle pispado)

  1. (colloquial) to watch, to observe; to lurk, to spy on

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