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pincho — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • barb noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
  • hairpin noun A thin U-shaped pin used to hold hair in place.
  • shank noun The lower leg, between the knee and the ankle, in people or animals.
  • shiv noun A makeshift knife, often improvised from an everyday object.
  • skewer noun A thin metal or wooden rod used to hold pieces of food together while cooking.
  • snack noun A small amount of food eaten between main meals.
  • spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.
  • spiky adjective Covered with sharp points; having spikes.

Senses

pincho is used for these senses in English:

  • barb The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
  • flash drive (computer hardware) A small electronic device used to store digital data, more portable and robust than a hard drive.
  • hairpin A pin or fastener for the hair.
  • shank (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon, originally in prison, possibly from the strips of metal in shoes.
  • shish kebab A dish made of small pieces of meat, with or without vegetables, which are skewered on a wooden or metal stick and roasted in an oven or over an open fire.
  • shiv A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
  • spike A sort of very large nail.
  • spike (by extension) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.

barb — full definition

  1. noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
  2. noun A sharp, cutting remark meant to hurt or provoke.
  3. noun Any of various small freshwater fish with whisker-like barbels near the mouth.
  4. verb To fit something with barbs.

hairpin — full definition

  1. noun A thin U-shaped pin used to hold hair in place.
  2. noun A very sharp bend in a road, shaped like a hairpin.

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