pirsin

See also: pirsîn

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

English pierce

English -ing

English piercingbor.

Spanish pirsin

Borrowed from English piercing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiɾsin/ [ˈpiɾ.sĩn]
• Rhymes: -iɾsin
• Syllabification: pir‧sin

Noun

pirsin m (plural pírsines)

1. piercing (hole for jewelry, and the jewelry itself)

Further reading

• “pirsin”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN
• «pirsin», adaptación de «piercing» | Fundéu Guzmán Ariza (fundeu.do)