pichel

See also: Pichel

Galician

pichel

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pichel (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French pichier (“small jug”), from Late Latin pīcārium, alteration of bīcārium, itself possibly from bacarium, bacar or from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos). Compare English pitcher; more at beaker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈt͡ʃɛl/ [piˈt͡ʃɛɫ]
• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Hyphenation: pi‧chel

Noun

pichel m (plural picheis)

1. jug with a capacity of approximately a litre
   • 1396, M. Mar Graña Cid (ed.), Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500). Separata de Estudios Mindoniense, page 224:

     que leuen alo viinte soldos et dous pichees de vinno.

     they shall take there twenty solidi and two jugs of wine

2. tankard or mug, usually made of tin, silver or pewter, with a hinged lid
   • 1511, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 215:

     E cada e quando que fore desta nosa casa un religioso, que le días mesa e mantens e pichel e sal e lugar para duas bestas ena dita casa.

     And each and every time a religious man happens to be in that house, you should give to him a place in the table, with blankets, a tankard, salt, and a place for two horses at the aforementioned house

Derived terms

• Pichel
• picheleiro
• picheta
• pichola

 

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pichel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “piche”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pichel”, 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), “pichel”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪçl̩/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pi‧chel

Verb

pichel

1. inflection of picheln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

Compare Galician pichel, Occitan pichier, French pichier, English pitcher, Tagalog pitsel, Cebuano pitsel, Bikol Central pitsel. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈt͡ʃel/ [piˈt͡ʃel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: pi‧chel

Noun

pichel m (plural picheles)

1. (Spain) stein, small liquid container wider at the bottom than the top, closed by a hinged lid
2. (Mexico) water jug

   Synonym: (El Salvador) pichinga

3. (El Salvador, Costa Rica) pitcher

   Synonyms: jarra, jarro

Further reading

• “pichel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28