# piscar
## Aromanian
### Alternative forms

* piscaru

### Etymology

From Latin piscārius. Compare Romanian pescar.

### Noun

piscar m (plural piscari)
* fisher, fisherman

#### Derived terms

* piscãroanji
* piscãrilji / piscãrilje
* piscãrescu

#### Related terms

* pescu, peashti
* piscuescu

## Catalan
### Etymology

Alteration of pescar (“to fish”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [pisˈka]
* IPA: (Valencia) [pisˈkaɾ]

### Verb

piscar (first-person singular present pisco, first-person singular preterite pisquí, past participle piscat)
* (transitive) to pick at (food)
    Synonym: pellucar

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | piscar | piscar | piscar | piscar | piscar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | piscant | piscant | piscant | piscant | piscant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | piscat | piscat | piscada | piscada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | piscats | piscats | piscades | piscades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | pisco | pisques | pisca | pisquem | pisqueu | pisquen |
| indicative | imperfect | piscava | piscaves | piscava | piscàvem | piscàveu | piscaven |
| indicative | future | piscaré | piscaràs | piscarà | piscarem | piscareu | piscaran |
| indicative | preterite | pisquí | piscares | piscà | piscàrem | piscàreu | piscaren |
| indicative | conditional | piscaria | piscaries | piscaria | piscaríem | piscaríeu | piscarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | pisqui | pisquis | pisqui | pisquem | pisqueu | pisquin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | pisqués | pisquessis | pisqués | pisquéssim | pisquéssiu | pisquessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | pisca | pisqui | pisquem | pisqueu | pisquin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no pisquis | no pisqui | no pisquem | no pisqueu | no pisquin |

### Further reading

* “piscar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from *pVsk- / *bVsk-. Compare Spanish bizco.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pisˈkaɾ/

### Verb

piscar (first-person singular present pisco, first-person singular preterite pisquei, past participle piscado)
* to blink (to close and reopen one or both eyes quickly)
    Synonym: chiscar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* pisco

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “piscar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “piscar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “piscar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “piscar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “bizco”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Portuguese
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /pisˈka(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /piʃˈka(ʁ)/ [piʃˈka(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /pisˈka(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /piʃˈkaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /piʃˈkaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /piʃˈka.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: pis‧car

### Verb

piscar (first-person singular present pisco, first-person singular preterite pisquei, past participle piscado)
* to blink (to close and reopen both eyes quickly)
* to wink (To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
* to flash (To (cause to) shine intermittently)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* num piscar de olhos (“in the blink of an eye”)

#### Descendants

* Hunsrik: piskeere

### Further reading

* “piscar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
* “piscar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

## Romanian
### Etymology

From pisc +‎ -ar.

### Noun

piscar m (plural piscari)
* eel