pechina

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Catalan petxina (itself probably derived ultimately from Latin pectinem) and crossed with clòtxina, or perhaps taken from a Valencian Mozarabic term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈt͡ʃina/ [peˈt͡ʃi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: pe‧chi‧na

Noun

pechina f (plural pechinas)

1. (architecture) pendentive
   • 2016 April 7, “Edjanga Ndjoli Jones presentará en Valencia su libro ”Heredarás la Tierra””, in Diario Rombe‎^[1], archived from the original on 25 August 2016:

     La presentación y firma de los ejemplares se celebrará en la librería United Minds ubicada en la calle Castan Tobeñas 52, Valencia (el principio del Paseo de la pechina).

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2. Synonym of concha de peregrino

Further reading

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