pinganillo
Spanish
(2) A bodyguard wearing an earphone for a walkie-talkie, so he can receive instructions.
Etymology
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Noun
pinganillo m (plural pinganillos)
- (Spain) hidden earpiece
- (Spain) security earpiece or earphone
- (Spain) intercommunicating earpiece used by television presenters / hosts in talkback (a system in broadcasting and recording studios that enables the director to communicate with others (host, presenter, anchor) during performance)
- 2015 November 2, “Madonna, Madoncita, Madonzota”, in El País:
- Y más cuando escuchó por su pinganillo la traducción que la italiana le hacía de lo poco comprensible que había en mi pregunta.
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- 2019 June 1, Jesús Carmona, “Guerra de pinganillos en 'Sálvame': el motivo por el que solo Kiko Hernández y Rafa Mora los usan”, in El Español:
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Usage notes
Pinganillo is mainly used to refer to the hidden earpiece used by television presenters/hosts and by personal security teams (like bodyguard) and doormen and gatekeepers.
Further reading
- “pinganillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014