/ˈpiŋɡo̝/
OriginBack-formation from pingar (“to drop”), influenced by Latin pingue (“fat”). For semantic development, compare English dripping.
- masculinerendered lard, dripping
“Un asadiño de pingo de porco.” — A little pot with pork lard
“—[…]despois poñíanvos na tortura do potro, atandovos antes os pés e as más; despois levabades oito garrotes; e si con todo esto non confesabades, fasíanvos tragar unha chea d'agua para que arremedásed” — — [The Inquisition:] after this they would take you to the rack, tying your hands and your feet; after this they would hit you eight times with a club; and if, in spite of this, you didn't confess, th
- masculinedrop, droplet
- figuratively, masculinesmall portion
- first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singularfirst-person singular present indicative of pingar
Formspingos(plural) · pingue(alternative, Western)