pechina
Spanish
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Catalan petxina[1] (itself probably derived ultimately from Latin pecten, pectinem) and crossed with clòtxina, or perhaps taken from a Valencian Mozarabic term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈt͡ʃina/ [peˈt͡ʃi.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: pe‧chi‧na
Noun
pechina f (plural pechinas)
- (architecture) pendentive
- 2016 April 7, “Edjanga Ndjoli Jones presentará en Valencia su libro ”Heredarás la Tierra””, in Diario Rombe, archived from the original on 25 August 2016, retrieved 1 August 2016:
- La presentación y firma de los ejemplares se celebrará en la librería United Minds ubicada en la calle Castan Tobeñas 52, Valencia (el principio del Paseo de la pechina).
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- Synonym of concha de peregrino
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “pechina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014