Pincho

[ˈpin.tʃo]

Meaning

a small snack from northern Spain, named for the toothpick or skewer spiked through it

Background Story

Pincho is a borrowing from Spanish, where the word means "thorn" or "spike". The snack is called a pincho because many of them have a pincho, typically a toothpick or a skewer for the larger varieties, through them. The form pintxo is used in Basque and pinchu in Asturian.

Temperament

Cool

Size

Small

Gender

Unisex

Language

Spanish

Name Start With

P

Letter Count

6 Letters