pizquita

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Spanish

Etymology

From pizca +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /piθˈkita/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pisˈkita/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: piz‧qui‧ta

Noun

pizquita f (plural pizquitas)

  1. diminutive of pizca
    • 2015 October 16, “Alegrarse por las desgracias ajenas no es de malas personas”, in El País:
      En la lengua de Goethe y en contextos cultos se usa el término Schadenfreude para describir ese regodeo o pizquita de gusto que sucede con las desgracias del vecino.
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