# pellizcar
## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vellicicāre, from Latin vellicāre, most likely ultimately from vellus (“the wool shorn from a sheep, fleece, or pelt”). Cognate with English vellicate.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /peʝiθˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʝiθˈkaɾ]
* IPA: (most of Spain) /peʝiθˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʝiθˈkaɾ]
* IPA: (rural northern Spain) /peʎiθˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʎiθˈkaɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America) /peʝisˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʝisˈkaɾ]
* IPA: (most of Latin America) /peʝisˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʝisˈkaɾ]
* IPA: (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /peʎisˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʎisˈkaɾ]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /peʃisˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʃisˈkaɾ]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peʒisˈkaɾ/ [pe.ʒisˈkaɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: pe‧lliz‧car

### Verb

pellizcar (first-person singular present pellizco, first-person singular preterite pellizqué, past participle pellizcado)
* to pinch, nip

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | pellizcar | pellizcar | pellizcar | pellizcar | pellizcar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | pellizcando | pellizcando | pellizcando | pellizcando | pellizcando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | pellizcado | pellizcado | pellizcada | pellizcada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | pellizcados | pellizcados | pellizcadas | pellizcadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | pellizco | pellizcas$^{tú}$ pellizcás$^{vos}$ | pellizca | pellizcamos | pellizcáis | pellizcan |
| indicative | imperfect | pellizcaba | pellizcabas | pellizcaba | pellizcábamos | pellizcabais | pellizcaban |
| indicative | preterite | pellizqué | pellizcaste | pellizcó | pellizcamos | pellizcasteis | pellizcaron |
| indicative | future | pellizcaré | pellizcarás | pellizcará | pellizcaremos | pellizcaréis | pellizcarán |
| indicative | conditional | pellizcaría | pellizcarías | pellizcaría | pellizcaríamos | pellizcaríais | pellizcarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | pellizque | pellizques$^{tú}$ pellizqués$^{vos2}$ | pellizque | pellizquemos | pellizquéis | pellizquen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | pellizcara | pellizcaras | pellizcara | pellizcáramos | pellizcarais | pellizcaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | pellizcase | pellizcases | pellizcase | pellizcásemos | pellizcaseis | pellizcasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | pellizcare | pellizcares | pellizcare | pellizcáremos | pellizcareis | pellizcaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | pellizca$^{tú}$ pellizcá$^{vos}$ | pellizque | pellizquemos | pellizcad | pellizquen |
| imperative | negative | | no pellizques | no pellizque | no pellizquemos | no pellizquéis | no pellizquen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### See also

* repizcar

### Further reading

* “pellizcar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014