pezqueñín
Spanish
Etymology
Portmanteau/Blend of pez + pequeñín. Created by the advertising agency Ted Bates for a Spanish government campaign in 1983.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /peθkeˈɲin/ [peθ.keˈɲĩn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /peskeˈɲin/ [pes.keˈɲĩn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: pez‧que‧ñín
Noun
pezqueñín m (plural pezqueñines)
- (colloquial, Spain) an immature fish, improper for catch or consumption.
- 2007, El Mundo, 25 January:
- Bruselas denunciará a España por no evitar la captura de 'pezqueñines'
- 2007, El Mundo, 25 January: